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In<00:10:59.240><c> Jeremiah</c><00:10:59.740><c> 3</c><00:11:00.179><c> verse</c><00:11:00.519><c> 12,</c>

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Return<00:11:04.769><c> thou</c><00:11:05.370><c> backsliding</c><00:11:06.129><c> Israel,</c><00:11:06.950><c> saith</c><00:11:07.029><c> the</c><00:11:07.269><c> Lord,</c>

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and<00:11:07.730><c> I</c><00:11:07.909><c> will</c><00:11:08.169><c> not</c><00:11:08.470><c> cause</c><00:11:08.830><c> mine</c><00:11:09.049><c> anger</c><00:11:09.389><c> to</c><00:11:09.690><c> fall</c><00:11:09.870><c> upon</c><00:11:10.250><c> you.</c>

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For<00:11:12.169><c> I</c><00:11:12.429><c> am</c><00:11:12.570><c> merciful,</c><00:11:13.309><c> saith</c><00:11:13.490><c> the</c><00:11:13.730><c> Lord,</c><00:11:14.090><c> and</c><00:11:14.210><c> will</c><00:11:14.490><c> not</c><00:11:14.870><c> keep</c>

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anger<00:11:15.850><c> forever.</c>

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Only<00:11:20.169><c> acknowledge</c><00:11:20.769><c> thine</c><00:11:21.269><c> iniquity</c><00:11:22.149><c> that</c><00:11:22.429><c> thou</c><00:11:22.690><c> hast</c><00:11:23.149><c> transgressed</c>

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against<00:11:24.250><c> the</c><00:11:24.470><c> Lord</c><00:11:24.710><c> thy</c><00:11:25.070><c> God,</c><00:11:25.990><c> and</c><00:11:26.210><c> ye</c><00:11:26.389><c> have</c><00:11:26.549><c> not</c><00:11:26.830><c> obeyed</c><00:11:27.129><c> my</c>

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voice,<00:11:28.330><c> saith</c><00:11:28.570><c> the</c><00:11:28.850><c> Lord.</c>

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Return<00:11:30.509><c> thou</c><00:11:30.870><c> backsliding</c><00:11:31.610><c> children,</c><00:11:32.769><c> saith</c><00:11:32.850><c> the</c><00:11:33.169><c> Lord.</c>

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Now<00:11:37.289><c> God</c><00:11:37.529><c> is</c><00:11:37.830><c> appealing</c><00:11:38.149><c> to</c><00:11:38.429><c> Israel</c><00:11:38.870><c> to</c><00:11:39.169><c> come</c><00:11:39.509><c> back</c><00:11:39.970><c> to</c><00:11:40.230><c> him</c><00:11:40.990><c> to</c><00:11:41.950><c> return</c>

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before<00:11:44.250><c> they</c><00:11:44.690><c> had</c><00:11:44.990><c> expressed</c><00:11:45.450><c> the</c><00:11:45.769><c> desire</c><00:11:46.129><c> to</c><00:11:46.470><c> return.</c>

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And<00:11:50.370><c> even</c><00:11:50.710><c> though</c><00:11:51.309><c> they</c><00:11:51.649><c> had</c><00:11:52.029><c> sinned</c><00:11:53.230><c> and</c><00:11:53.549><c> sinned</c><00:11:54.470><c> grievously</c>

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in<00:11:55.970><c> departing</c><00:11:56.549><c> from</c><00:11:56.909><c> God</c><00:11:57.409><c> and</c><00:11:57.789><c> worshipping</c><00:11:58.370><c> idols,</c>

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he<00:11:59.629><c> says</c><00:11:59.950><c> if</c><00:12:00.610><c> they</c><00:12:01.350><c> will</c><00:12:01.970><c> acknowledge</c><00:12:03.029><c> their</c><00:12:03.590><c> sin,</c>

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if<00:12:05.409><c> they</c><00:12:05.690><c> will</c><00:12:06.090><c> recognize</c><00:12:06.850><c> that</c><00:12:07.049><c> they</c><00:12:07.330><c> are</c><00:12:07.690><c> sinners,</c>

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then<00:12:10.370><c> I</c><00:12:10.750><c> will</c><00:12:11.029><c> not</c><00:12:11.269><c> cause</c><00:12:11.570><c> my</c><00:12:11.850><c> anger</c><00:12:12.129><c> to</c><00:12:12.470><c> fall</c><00:12:12.629><c> upon</c><00:12:13.009><c> them.</c>

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I<00:12:14.110><c> will</c><00:12:14.590><c> show</c><00:12:15.210><c> mercy</c><00:12:16.090><c> to</c><00:12:16.570><c> them.</c>

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Of<00:12:19.090><c> course,</c><00:12:19.990><c> we</c><00:12:20.190><c> are</c><00:12:21.009><c> coming</c><00:12:21.330><c> back</c><00:12:21.669><c> to</c><00:12:21.870><c> John,</c><00:12:22.570><c> aren't</c><00:12:22.570><c> we?</c>

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Where<00:12:23.789><c> John</c><00:12:24.149><c> said,</c><00:12:24.850><c> if</c><00:12:24.889><c> we</c><00:12:25.149><c> say</c><00:12:25.370><c> that</c><00:12:25.590><c> we</c><00:12:25.769><c> have</c><00:12:25.990><c> no</c><00:12:26.309><c> sin,</c>

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we<00:12:27.090><c> are</c><00:12:27.269><c> deceiving</c><00:12:27.629><c> ourselves,</c><00:12:28.590><c> because</c><00:12:28.889><c> you</c><00:12:29.070><c> know</c><00:12:29.230><c> it's</c><00:12:29.529><c> not</c><00:12:29.789><c> right.</c>

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But<00:12:32.110><c> if</c><00:12:32.429><c> we</c><00:12:32.789><c> acknowledge,</c><00:12:33.950><c> if</c><00:12:34.190><c> we</c><00:12:34.509><c> confess</c><00:12:35.190><c> our</c><00:12:35.690><c> sins,</c>

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then<00:12:37.110><c> God</c><00:12:37.690><c> is</c><00:12:38.110><c> faithful</c><00:12:38.769><c> and</c><00:12:39.269><c> just</c><00:12:39.789><c> to</c><00:12:40.230><c> forgive</c><00:12:40.750><c> our</c><00:12:41.210><c> sins</c>

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and<00:12:41.830><c> cleanse</c><00:12:42.149><c> us</c><00:12:42.429><c> from</c><00:12:42.710><c> all</c><00:12:42.990><c> unrighteousness.</c>

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Second<00:12:52.230><c> of</c><00:12:52.450><c> Samuel</c><00:12:52.750><c> 22,</c><00:12:53.809><c> verse</c><00:12:54.029><c> 26</c><00:12:54.669><c> in</c><00:12:54.950><c> Psalm</c><00:12:55.210><c> 18</c><00:12:55.750><c>.25</c>

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have<00:12:57.149><c> the</c><00:12:57.730><c> same</c><00:12:58.649><c> message</c><00:13:00.029><c> to</c><00:13:00.690><c> bring</c><00:13:00.830><c> to</c><00:13:01.149><c> us.</c>

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With<00:13:02.129><c> the</c><00:13:02.370><c> merciful</c><00:13:02.889><c> thou</c><00:13:03.230><c> wilt</c><00:13:03.450><c> show</c><00:13:03.690><c> thyself</c><00:13:04.289><c> merciful,</c>

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with<00:13:05.549><c> the</c><00:13:05.730><c> upright</c><00:13:06.129><c> man</c><00:13:06.529><c> thou</c><00:13:06.690><c> wilt</c><00:13:06.929><c> show</c><00:13:07.210><c> thyself</c><00:13:07.870><c> upright,</c>

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and<00:13:08.950><c> so</c><00:13:09.230><c> on.</c>

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So<00:13:10.629><c> with</c><00:13:11.230><c> those</c><00:13:11.669><c> who</c><00:13:12.389><c> recognize</c><00:13:13.429><c> their</c><00:13:14.450><c> need,</c><00:13:15.529><c> God</c><00:13:15.929><c> will</c><00:13:16.230><c> respond.</c>

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In<00:13:22.090><c> Micah</c><00:13:22.529><c> 6,</c><00:13:22.950><c> verse</c><00:13:23.129><c> 8,</c><00:13:23.669><c> we</c><00:13:23.669><c> are</c><00:13:23.909><c> told,</c>

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What<00:13:24.529><c> doth</c><00:13:24.769><c> the</c><00:13:24.970><c> Lord</c><00:13:25.230><c> require</c><00:13:25.690><c> of</c><00:13:25.870><c> thee,</c><00:13:26.149><c> but</c><00:13:26.269><c> to</c><00:13:26.490><c> do</c><00:13:26.750><c> justly,</c>

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to<00:13:27.450><c> love</c><00:13:27.830><c> mercy,</c><00:13:28.509><c> and</c><00:13:28.669><c> to</c><00:13:28.850><c> walk</c><00:13:29.049><c> humbly</c><00:13:29.429><c> with</c><00:13:29.710><c> thy</c><00:13:30.049><c> guard?</c>

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Now,<00:13:32.490><c> what</c><00:13:33.149><c> does</c><00:13:33.409><c> it</c><00:13:33.629><c> mean?</c>

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To<00:13:34.950><c> do</c><00:13:35.250><c> justly,</c><00:13:36.629><c> we</c><00:13:37.009><c> understand</c><00:13:37.590><c> that.</c>

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To<00:13:38.970><c> love</c><00:13:39.269><c> mercy,</c><00:13:39.870><c> we</c><00:13:40.110><c> have</c><00:13:40.269><c> no</c><00:13:40.490><c> difficulty</c><00:13:41.090><c> with</c><00:13:41.409><c> that.</c>

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To<00:13:43.950><c> walk</c><00:13:44.350><c> humbly</c><00:13:44.870><c> with</c><00:13:45.210><c> thy</c><00:13:45.509><c> guard.</c>

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Well,<00:13:48.509><c> the</c><00:13:48.730><c> margin</c><00:13:49.009><c> gives</c><00:13:49.309><c> an</c><00:13:49.549><c> alternative</c><00:13:50.110><c> rendering</c><00:13:50.470><c> for</c><00:13:50.850><c> that,</c>

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to<00:13:51.549><c> humble</c><00:13:51.929><c> thyself,</c><00:13:52.730><c> to</c><00:13:52.950><c> walk</c><00:13:53.330><c> with</c><00:13:53.649><c> God.</c>

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It<00:13:57.409><c> doesn't</c><00:13:57.809><c> mean</c><00:13:58.389><c> that</c><00:13:58.649><c> God</c><00:13:58.970><c> has</c><00:13:59.269><c> to</c><00:13:59.490><c> humble</c><00:13:59.789><c> himself.</c>

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I<00:14:02.029><c> think</c><00:14:02.230><c> what</c><00:14:02.450><c> it</c><00:14:02.669><c> means</c><00:14:02.970><c> is</c><00:14:03.470><c> that</c><00:14:03.950><c> if</c><00:14:04.750><c> we</c><00:14:05.990><c> are</c><00:14:07.110><c> walking</c><00:14:07.610><c> in</c><00:14:08.269><c> pride,</c>

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then<00:14:09.909><c> we</c><00:14:10.269><c> are</c><00:14:10.509><c> not</c><00:14:10.850><c> acceptable</c><00:14:11.669><c> people</c><00:14:12.350><c> to</c><00:14:12.629><c> walk</c><00:14:12.909><c> with</c><00:14:13.230><c> God.</c>

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But<00:14:15.049><c> if</c><00:14:15.429><c> we</c><00:14:16.049><c> humble</c><00:14:16.450><c> ourselves</c><00:14:17.570><c> to</c><00:14:19.870><c> walk</c><00:14:20.210><c> with</c><00:14:20.509><c> God,</c>

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then<00:14:22.309><c> we'll</c><00:14:22.690><c> be</c><00:14:23.149><c> fitting</c><00:14:23.590><c> people,</c><00:14:24.809><c> suitable</c><00:14:25.309><c> people,</c><00:14:26.470><c> to</c>

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walk<00:14:27.309><c> with</c><00:14:27.649><c> God.</c>

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So<00:14:28.850><c> what</c><00:14:29.110><c> does</c><00:14:29.350><c> God</c><00:14:29.610><c> require</c><00:14:30.169><c> of</c><00:14:30.370><c> us?</c>

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To<00:14:31.629><c> do</c><00:14:31.909><c> justly,</c><00:14:32.809><c> to</c><00:14:32.929><c> love</c><00:14:33.269><c> mercy,</c><00:14:34.450><c> and</c><00:14:34.649><c> to</c><00:14:35.610><c> humble</c><00:14:36.070><c> ourselves,</c>

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to<00:14:37.629><c> be</c><00:14:38.009><c> fitting</c><00:14:38.409><c> people,</c><00:14:40.830><c> to</c><00:14:40.889><c> walk</c><00:14:41.269><c> with</c><00:14:41.570><c> God.</c>

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Very<00:14:44.230><c> simple,</c><00:14:44.950><c> isn't</c><00:14:45.129><c> it?</c><00:14:46.029><c> Or</c><00:14:46.210><c> so</c><00:14:46.789><c> it</c><00:14:47.029><c> seems.</c>

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But<00:14:48.870><c> it</c><00:14:49.029><c> isn't</c><00:14:49.250><c> so</c><00:14:49.629><c> simple</c><00:14:50.429><c> to</c><00:14:50.970><c> put</c><00:14:51.149><c> into</c><00:14:51.429><c> practice.</c>

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There<00:14:54.190><c> is</c><00:14:54.990><c> another</c><00:14:55.309><c> angle</c><00:14:55.710><c> which</c><00:14:56.110><c> is</c><00:14:57.830><c> given</c><00:14:59.070><c> us</c><00:14:59.289><c> in</c><00:14:59.509><c> the</c><00:14:59.690><c> Proverbs.</c>

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Proverbs<00:15:01.850><c> 14,</c><00:15:02.370><c> verse</c><00:15:02.549><c> 31.</c>

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To<00:15:03.889><c> oppress</c><00:15:04.490><c> the</c><00:15:04.830><c> poor</c><00:15:05.129><c> is</c><00:15:05.549><c> to</c><00:15:05.769><c> reproach</c><00:15:06.350><c> God.</c>

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To<00:15:10.090><c> have</c><00:15:10.370><c> mercy</c><00:15:10.809><c> on</c><00:15:11.149><c> the</c><00:15:11.409><c> poor</c><00:15:11.730><c> is</c><00:15:12.230><c> to</c><00:15:12.509><c> honor</c><00:15:12.850><c> God.</c>

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So<00:15:23.529><c> showing</c><00:15:24.370><c> mercy</c><00:15:25.169><c> to</c><00:15:25.750><c> the</c><00:15:26.049><c> poor</c><00:15:26.529><c> is</c><00:15:29.009><c> honoring</c><00:15:29.590><c> God,</c>

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is<00:15:32.090><c> giving</c><00:15:32.450><c> God</c><00:15:33.090><c> pleasure,</c>

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and<00:15:35.870><c> is,</c><00:15:36.830><c> shall</c><00:15:37.250><c> I</c><00:15:37.450><c> say,</c><00:15:38.649><c> putting</c><00:15:38.830><c> us</c><00:15:39.429><c> into</c><00:15:39.909><c> a</c><00:15:40.129><c> situation</c>

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where<00:15:40.990><c> we</c><00:15:41.370><c> are</c><00:15:42.509><c> suitable</c><00:15:43.110><c> recipients</c><00:15:43.809><c> for</c><00:15:44.250><c> the</c><00:15:44.590><c> mercy</c><00:15:44.950><c> of</c><00:15:45.230><c> God.</c>

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Now,<00:15:50.909><c> John</c><00:15:51.210><c> 3,</c><00:15:51.649><c> verse</c><00:15:51.889><c> 16,</c><00:15:52.409><c> you</c><00:15:52.629><c> all</c><00:15:52.950><c> know,</c><00:15:53.889><c> surely,</c>

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God<00:15:56.850><c> so</c><00:15:57.330><c> loved</c><00:15:57.610><c> the</c><00:15:57.970><c> world,</c>

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He<00:16:00.110><c> loved</c><00:16:00.350><c> the</c><00:16:00.610><c> world</c><00:16:00.850><c> with</c><00:16:01.230><c> such</c><00:16:01.570><c> intensity,</c><00:16:03.129><c> or</c><00:16:03.289><c> as</c><00:16:03.490><c> other</c>

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versions<00:16:04.110><c> have</c><00:16:04.389><c> it,</c>

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God<00:16:05.230><c> loved</c><00:16:05.529><c> the</c><00:16:05.769><c> world</c><00:16:05.990><c> so</c><00:16:06.389><c> much</c><00:16:06.950><c> that</c><00:16:07.929><c> He</c><00:16:08.090><c> gave</c><00:16:08.370><c> His</c><00:16:08.610><c> only</c>

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begotten<00:16:09.570><c> Son,</c>

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that<00:16:12.409><c> everyone</c><00:16:12.970><c> may</c><00:16:13.350><c> have</c><00:16:13.590><c> eternal</c><00:16:14.129><c> life.</c>

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Is<00:16:17.289><c> that</c><00:16:17.429><c> what</c><00:16:17.570><c> it</c><00:16:17.850><c> says?</c>

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God<00:16:21.870><c> loved</c><00:16:22.169><c> the</c><00:16:22.350><c> world</c><00:16:22.529><c> so</c><00:16:22.950><c> much</c><00:16:23.210><c> that</c><00:16:23.429><c> He</c><00:16:23.509><c> gave</c><00:16:23.809><c> His</c><00:16:24.129><c> only</c>

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begotten<00:16:25.370><c> Son,</c>

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that<00:16:28.070><c> the</c><00:16:28.330><c> condition</c><00:16:28.769><c> is</c><00:16:29.149><c> there,</c>

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that<00:16:34.029><c> whosoever</c><00:16:34.970><c> believeth</c><00:16:35.629><c> in</c><00:16:36.070><c> Him</c><00:16:36.690><c> might</c><00:16:37.950><c> have</c><00:16:38.289><c> everlasting</c><00:16:38.990><c> life.</c>

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Now,<00:16:42.049><c> think</c><00:16:42.529><c> of</c><00:16:43.110><c> the</c><00:16:43.490><c> price</c><00:16:43.789><c> that</c><00:16:43.990><c> was</c><00:16:44.250><c> paid</c><00:16:44.929><c> of</c><00:16:47.029><c> the</c><00:16:47.649><c> terrible</c><00:16:48.210><c> suffering,</c>

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and<00:16:50.409><c> it</c><00:16:50.950><c> is</c><00:16:51.409><c> barred</c><00:16:52.490><c> to</c><00:16:52.970><c> those</c><00:16:53.350><c> who</c><00:16:53.629><c> refuse</c><00:16:54.049><c> to</c><00:16:54.389><c> believe.</c>

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It<00:16:58.190><c> seems,</c><00:16:58.909><c> doesn't</c><00:16:59.830><c> it,</c><00:17:00.529><c> a</c><00:17:01.009><c> terrible</c><00:17:01.450><c> waste</c><00:17:02.090><c> of</c><00:17:02.629><c> a</c><00:17:02.929><c> great</c><00:17:03.190><c> sacrifice.</c>

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Now,<00:17:08.109><c> the</c><00:17:08.230><c> Apostle</c><00:17:08.670><c> Paul</c><00:17:09.069><c> has</c><00:17:09.430><c> some</c><00:17:09.670><c> beautiful</c><00:17:10.089><c> words</c><00:17:10.430><c> in</c><00:17:10.609><c> his</c><00:17:10.910><c> epistle,</c>

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in<00:17:11.609><c> his</c><00:17:11.990><c> epistle</c><00:17:12.309><c> to</c><00:17:12.549><c> the</c><00:17:12.769><c> Ephesians,</c><00:17:13.950><c> he</c><00:17:14.210><c> says,</c>

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God,<00:17:15.829><c> rich</c><00:17:16.190><c> in</c><00:17:16.490><c> mercy</c><00:17:16.869><c> for</c><00:17:17.109><c> the</c><00:17:17.329><c> great</c><00:17:17.569><c> love</c><00:17:17.849><c> He</c><00:17:18.130><c> bore</c><00:17:18.369><c> us,</c>

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brought<00:17:19.549><c> us</c><00:17:19.829><c> to</c><00:17:20.069><c> life</c><00:17:20.329><c> with</c><00:17:20.630><c> Christ,</c>

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and<00:17:22.109><c> some</c><00:17:22.670><c> ancient</c><00:17:23.109><c> manuscripts</c><00:17:23.710><c> read</c><00:17:24.230><c> to</c><00:17:24.650><c> life</c><00:17:25.049><c> in</c><00:17:25.670><c> Christ,</c>

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which<00:17:27.710><c> of</c><00:17:27.930><c> course</c><00:17:28.109><c> we</c><00:17:28.410><c> understand</c><00:17:29.150><c> quite</c><00:17:29.630><c> well,</c>

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even<00:17:31.109><c> when</c><00:17:31.410><c> we</c><00:17:31.569><c> were</c><00:17:31.789><c> dead</c><00:17:31.990><c> in</c><00:17:32.289><c> our</c><00:17:32.529><c> sins,</c>

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it<00:17:33.849><c> is</c><00:17:34.069><c> by</c><00:17:34.390><c> His</c><00:17:34.690><c> grace</c><00:17:35.049><c> you</c><00:17:35.230><c> are</c><00:17:35.509><c> saved.</c>

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And<00:17:37.529><c> in</c><00:17:37.769><c> union</c><00:17:38.069><c> with</c><00:17:38.349><c> Christ</c><00:17:38.730><c> Jesus,</c>

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He<00:17:39.450><c> raised</c><00:17:39.750><c> us</c><00:17:39.990><c> up</c><00:17:40.210><c> and</c><00:17:40.450><c> enthroned</c><00:17:40.769><c> us</c><00:17:41.049><c> with</c><00:17:41.289><c> Him</c><00:17:41.430><c> in</c><00:17:41.650><c> heavenly</c><00:17:42.009><c> realms,</c>

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so<00:17:43.289><c> that</c><00:17:43.450><c> He</c><00:17:43.569><c> might</c><00:17:43.849><c> display</c><00:17:44.309><c> in</c><00:17:44.549><c> the</c><00:17:44.730><c> ages</c><00:17:44.970><c> to</c><00:17:45.329><c> come</c>

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how<00:17:45.950><c> immense</c><00:17:46.490><c> are</c><00:17:46.829><c> the</c><00:17:47.109><c> resources</c><00:17:47.529><c> of</c><00:17:47.789><c> His</c><00:17:48.029><c> grace,</c>

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and<00:17:49.329><c> how</c><00:17:49.730><c> great</c><00:17:50.049><c> His</c><00:17:50.390><c> kindness</c><00:17:51.009><c> to</c><00:17:51.349><c> us</c><00:17:51.710><c> in</c><00:17:52.029><c> Christ</c><00:17:52.390><c> Jesus.</c>

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For<00:17:53.970><c> it</c><00:17:54.230><c> is</c><00:17:54.490><c> by</c><00:17:54.769><c> His</c><00:17:55.049><c> grace</c><00:17:55.369><c> you</c><00:17:55.609><c> are</c><00:17:55.869><c> saved</c><00:17:56.390><c> through</c><00:17:56.769><c> trusting</c><00:17:57.289><c> Him.</c>

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It<00:17:58.710><c> is</c><00:17:58.970><c> not</c><00:17:59.170><c> your</c><00:17:59.450><c> own</c><00:17:59.750><c> doing.</c>

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It<00:18:01.450><c> is</c><00:18:01.690><c> God's</c><00:18:02.170><c> gift,</c><00:18:03.470><c> not</c><00:18:03.690><c> a</c><00:18:03.930><c> reward</c><00:18:04.250><c> for</c><00:18:04.569><c> work</c><00:18:04.869><c> done.</c>

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There<00:18:06.809><c> is</c><00:18:07.109><c> nothing</c><00:18:07.569><c> for</c><00:18:08.250><c> anyone</c><00:18:08.750><c> to</c><00:18:09.049><c> boast</c><00:18:09.410><c> of.</c>

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For<00:18:10.769><c> we</c><00:18:11.069><c> are</c><00:18:11.349><c> God's</c><00:18:12.130><c> handiwork,</c>

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created<00:18:14.130><c> in</c><00:18:14.990><c> Christ</c><00:18:15.470><c> Jesus,</c>

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to<00:18:17.109><c> devote</c><00:18:17.509><c> ourselves</c><00:18:18.369><c> to</c><00:18:18.589><c> the</c><00:18:18.750><c> good</c><00:18:19.029><c> deeds</c>

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for<00:18:19.829><c> which</c><00:18:20.069><c> God</c><00:18:20.430><c> has</c><00:18:20.869><c> designed</c><00:18:21.349><c> us.</c>

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Now<00:18:23.589><c> you'll</c><00:18:23.849><c> notice</c><00:18:24.269><c> that</c><00:18:24.710><c> in</c><00:18:25.609><c> that</c><00:18:26.150><c> passage</c>

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no<00:18:27.589><c> condition</c><00:18:28.369><c> is</c><00:18:28.890><c> set</c><00:18:29.069><c> at</c><00:18:29.430><c> all.</c>

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A<00:18:33.430><c> long</c><00:18:34.109><c> statement</c><00:18:34.970><c> of</c><00:18:35.650><c> the</c><00:18:36.109><c> mercy</c><00:18:36.509><c> of</c><00:18:36.809><c> God</c>

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in<00:18:37.529><c> calling</c><00:18:38.029><c> us</c><00:18:38.470><c> out</c><00:18:38.890><c> from</c><00:18:39.250><c> darkness</c><00:18:39.910><c> to</c><00:18:40.230><c> light,</c>

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of<00:18:42.009><c> bestowing</c><00:18:42.509><c> His</c><00:18:42.829><c> grace</c><00:18:43.210><c> upon</c><00:18:43.549><c> us</c>

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is<00:18:44.130><c> that</c><00:18:44.130><c> it</c><00:18:44.269><c> is</c><00:18:44.509><c> not</c><00:18:44.690><c> our</c><00:18:44.970><c> own</c><00:18:45.230><c> work,</c>

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it<00:18:45.630><c> is</c><00:18:45.849><c> the</c><00:18:46.009><c> work</c><00:18:46.190><c> of</c><00:18:46.470><c> God,</c><00:18:46.750><c> and</c><00:18:46.890><c> no</c><00:18:47.049><c> condition</c><00:18:47.470><c> at</c><00:18:47.769><c> all.</c>

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But<00:18:50.630><c> remember,</c><00:18:51.589><c> it</c><00:18:51.869><c> was</c><00:18:52.730><c> written</c><00:18:53.210><c> to</c><00:18:53.769><c> a</c><00:18:54.089><c> church,</c>

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an<00:18:55.150><c> assembly</c><00:18:55.650><c> of</c><00:18:56.089><c> believers</c><00:18:56.609><c> who</c><00:18:56.930><c> had</c><00:18:57.190><c> already</c><00:18:57.630><c> accepted</c><00:18:58.269><c> Christ,</c>

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who<00:19:00.089><c> already</c><00:19:00.450><c> believed</c><00:19:01.089><c> in</c><00:19:01.569><c> Him.</c>

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And<00:19:03.190><c> as</c><00:19:03.450><c> far</c><00:19:03.690><c> as</c><00:19:03.849><c> we</c><00:19:04.049><c> know,</c><00:19:04.490><c> at</c><00:19:04.769><c> this</c><00:19:04.990><c> particular</c><00:19:05.549><c> time</c>

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there<00:19:06.250><c> were</c><00:19:07.130><c> quite</c><00:19:07.910><c> a</c><00:19:08.509><c> virile,</c><00:19:08.950><c> active</c><00:19:09.809><c> ecclesia.</c>

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James<00:19:14.849><c> 5</c><00:19:15.210><c> verse</c><00:19:15.490><c> 11</c><00:19:15.809><c> tells</c><00:19:16.210><c> us</c><00:19:16.549><c> that</c><00:19:16.750><c> the</c><00:19:16.869><c> Lord</c><00:19:17.150><c> is</c><00:19:17.450><c> very</c><00:19:17.829><c> pitiful</c>

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and<00:19:18.890><c> of</c><00:19:19.269><c> tender</c><00:19:19.589><c> mercy.</c>

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We<00:19:23.289><c> have</c><00:19:23.569><c> seen</c><00:19:23.950><c> from</c><00:19:24.529><c> both</c><00:19:24.910><c> the</c><00:19:25.069><c> Old</c><00:19:25.309><c> and</c><00:19:25.470><c> the</c><00:19:25.670><c> New</c><00:19:25.829><c> Testament</c>

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that<00:19:26.950><c> the</c><00:19:28.750><c> mercy</c><00:19:29.170><c> of</c><00:19:29.490><c> God</c><00:19:29.829><c> is</c><00:19:30.250><c> so</c><00:19:30.650><c> vast</c>

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that<00:19:32.829><c> it</c><00:19:33.349><c> staggers</c><00:19:33.710><c> us</c><00:19:33.950><c> to</c><00:19:34.250><c> try</c><00:19:34.589><c> and</c><00:19:35.150><c> comprehend</c><00:19:35.710><c> it</c><00:19:35.970><c> fully.</c>

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But<00:19:40.190><c> we</c><00:19:41.190><c> have</c><00:19:41.410><c> also</c><00:19:41.829><c> shown</c>

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that<00:19:44.150><c> restrictions</c><00:19:44.829><c> are</c><00:19:45.190><c> placed</c><00:19:45.490><c> on</c><00:19:45.789><c> it.</c>

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Now,<00:19:49.890><c> when</c><00:19:50.529><c> the</c><00:19:50.869><c> Lord</c><00:19:51.109><c> Jesus</c><00:19:51.750><c> was</c>

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hanging<00:19:54.549><c> in</c><00:19:54.930><c> terrible</c><00:19:55.349><c> pain</c><00:19:55.890><c> on</c><00:19:56.309><c> the</c><00:19:56.569><c> cross,</c>

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He<00:19:58.210><c> said,</c><00:19:59.309><c> Father,</c><00:19:59.910><c> forgive</c><00:20:00.630><c> them.</c>

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They<00:20:02.509><c> don't</c><00:20:02.789><c> know</c><00:20:02.970><c> what</c><00:20:03.250><c> they're</c><00:20:03.490><c> doing.</c>

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He<00:20:05.230><c> didn't</c><00:20:05.750><c> say,</c><00:20:07.369><c> Father,</c><00:20:08.289><c> forgive</c><00:20:08.829><c> them</c><00:20:09.190><c> if</c><00:20:09.650><c> they</c><00:20:10.410><c> repent,</c>

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if<00:20:12.069><c> they</c><00:20:12.690><c> recognize</c><00:20:13.569><c> what</c><00:20:13.809><c> they're</c><00:20:14.049><c> doing</c>

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and<00:20:14.769><c> acknowledge</c><00:20:15.309><c> that</c><00:20:15.549><c> it</c><00:20:15.769><c> is</c><00:20:16.029><c> wrong.</c>

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No.<00:20:20.690><c> He</c><00:20:20.970><c> made</c><00:20:21.150><c> no</c><00:20:21.369><c> condition</c><00:20:21.769><c> at</c><00:20:22.069><c> all,</c>

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and<00:20:22.470><c> these</c><00:20:22.809><c> were</c><00:20:23.109><c> wicked</c><00:20:23.450><c> men.</c>

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He<00:20:25.250><c> just</c><00:20:25.730><c> said,</c><00:20:26.170><c> Father,</c><00:20:26.849><c> forgive</c><00:20:27.349><c> them.</c>

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They<00:20:28.130><c> don't</c><00:20:28.549><c> know</c><00:20:28.750><c> what</c><00:20:28.990><c> they're</c><00:20:29.390><c> doing.</c>

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How<00:20:35.049><c> can</c><00:20:35.309><c> we</c><00:20:35.849><c> rise</c><00:20:36.609><c> to</c><00:20:37.809><c> understand</c>

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a<00:20:40.250><c> mind</c><00:20:40.569><c> like</c><00:20:41.109><c> that,</c>

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a<00:20:43.450><c> mind</c><00:20:43.849><c> that</c><00:20:44.210><c> is</c><00:20:44.809><c> divine?</c>

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God<00:20:48.529><c> says</c><00:20:48.930><c> you</c><00:20:49.329><c> must</c><00:20:50.190><c> be</c><00:20:51.130><c> merciful</c>

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because<00:20:52.589><c> I</c><00:20:53.170><c> am</c><00:20:54.490><c> infinitely</c><00:20:55.529><c> merciful.</c>

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And<00:20:58.549><c> Jesus</c><00:20:58.950><c> said,</c><00:21:00.470><c> follow</c><00:21:00.730><c> me.</c>

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He<00:21:03.450><c> said,</c><00:21:03.690><c> love</c><00:21:03.950><c> your</c><00:21:04.250><c> enemies,</c>

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bless<00:21:05.069><c> those</c><00:21:05.390><c> that</c><00:21:05.670><c> curse</c><00:21:05.990><c> you,</c>

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pray<00:21:06.589><c> for</c><00:21:06.750><c> those</c><00:21:07.029><c> that</c><00:21:07.349><c> despitefully</c><00:21:07.890><c> use</c><00:21:08.170><c> you</c>

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and<00:21:09.890><c> persecute</c><00:21:10.789><c> you.</c>

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And<00:21:13.190><c> Jesus</c><00:21:13.950><c> told</c><00:21:14.349><c> us,</c>

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He<00:21:15.910><c> set</c><00:21:16.150><c> a</c><00:21:16.670><c> perfect</c><00:21:17.009><c> example,</c>

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and<00:21:18.470><c> He</c><00:21:18.750><c> says</c><00:21:19.190><c> simply,</c><00:21:21.490><c> follow</c><00:21:21.670><c> me.</c>

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Once<00:21:27.309><c> more</c><00:21:27.549><c> we</c><00:21:27.769><c> have</c><00:21:28.049><c> to</c><00:21:28.329><c> say</c><00:21:28.670><c> that</c>

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to<00:21:30.450><c> follow</c><00:21:31.190><c> fully</c><00:21:32.029><c> what</c><00:21:33.470><c> Jesus</c><00:21:34.069><c> did,</c>

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I<00:21:34.730><c> think</c><00:21:34.990><c> He</c><00:21:35.230><c> is</c><00:21:35.410><c> beyond</c><00:21:35.789><c> any</c><00:21:36.130><c> one</c><00:21:36.309><c> of</c><00:21:36.470><c> us.</c>

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But<00:21:38.029><c> we</c><00:21:38.269><c> can</c><00:21:39.089><c> follow,</c><00:21:40.309><c> shall</c><00:21:40.589><c> we</c><00:21:40.829><c> say,</c>

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at<00:21:42.509><c> a</c><00:21:42.690><c> distance</c>

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and<00:21:46.630><c> be</c><00:21:47.509><c> some</c><00:21:47.930><c> resemblance</c><00:21:48.609><c> of</c>

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the<00:21:50.529><c> example</c><00:21:51.049><c> which</c><00:21:51.369><c> we</c><00:21:51.609><c> have</c><00:21:51.789><c> been</c><00:21:52.089><c> given.</c>

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And<00:21:55.309><c> now</c><00:21:56.029><c> the</c><00:21:56.730><c> writer</c><00:21:56.950><c> of</c><00:21:57.170><c> the</c><00:21:57.309><c> Hebrews</c>

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describes<00:21:58.329><c> Jesus</c><00:21:58.950><c> as</c><00:21:59.369><c> being</c><00:21:59.690><c> a</c><00:22:00.130><c> merciful</c>

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and<00:22:00.849><c> faithful</c><00:22:01.289><c> high</c><00:22:01.710><c> priest</c>

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in<00:22:03.210><c> things</c><00:22:03.690><c> pertaining</c><00:22:04.230><c> to</c><00:22:04.609><c> God.</c>

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God<00:22:09.069><c> is</c><00:22:09.369><c> ready</c><00:22:09.750><c> and</c><00:22:10.890><c> willing</c>

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and<00:22:11.950><c> more</c><00:22:12.650><c> than</c><00:22:12.990><c> willing</c>

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to<00:22:13.890><c> extend</c><00:22:14.349><c> mercy</c><00:22:14.809><c> to</c><00:22:15.230><c> us.</c>

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Jesus<00:22:18.690><c> experienced</c><00:22:19.609><c> all</c><00:22:20.150><c> the</c><00:22:20.470><c> temptations</c>

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that<00:22:21.549><c> we</c><00:22:22.049><c> experience,</c>

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but<00:22:23.849><c> without</c><00:22:24.349><c> sin.</c>

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So<00:22:26.109><c> He's</c><00:22:26.329><c> able</c><00:22:26.690><c> to</c><00:22:27.029><c> be</c><00:22:27.349><c> a</c><00:22:27.789><c> perfect</c><00:22:28.809><c> intermediary,</c>

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a<00:22:31.029><c> perfect</c><00:22:31.890><c> high</c><00:22:32.390><c> priest,</c>

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a<00:22:33.529><c> sympathetic</c><00:22:34.450><c> high</c><00:22:35.109><c> priest</c>

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for<00:22:36.910><c> us</c><00:22:37.549><c> at</c><00:22:38.049><c> the</c><00:22:38.210><c> right</c><00:22:38.470><c> hand</c><00:22:38.670><c> of</c><00:22:39.009><c> God.</c>

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We<00:22:43.009><c> should</c><00:22:43.269><c> consider</c><00:22:43.890><c> for</c><00:22:44.490><c> a</c><00:22:44.710><c> few</c><00:22:44.849><c> moments</c>

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our<00:22:46.789><c> word</c><00:22:47.309><c> fear.</c>

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Supposing<00:22:51.250><c> we</c><00:22:51.509><c> said,</c><00:22:51.730><c> for</c><00:22:51.990><c> example,</c>

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the<00:22:52.690><c> mercy</c><00:22:53.049><c> of</c><00:22:53.230><c> the</c><00:22:53.369><c> Lord</c><00:22:53.529><c> is</c><00:22:53.769><c> from</c><00:22:53.970><c> everlasting</c>

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to<00:22:54.849><c> everlasting</c><00:22:55.450><c> upon</c><00:22:55.869><c> them</c>

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that<00:22:56.430><c> are</c><00:22:56.690><c> terrified</c><00:22:57.210><c> of</c><00:22:57.410><c> Him.</c>

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I<00:23:00.289><c> don't</c><00:23:00.630><c> think</c><00:23:00.990><c> that</c><00:23:01.250><c> that's</c><00:23:01.549><c> what</c>

00:23:01.849 --> 00:23:04.390
the<00:23:02.049><c> psalmist</c><00:23:02.410><c> meant,</c><00:23:02.869><c> do</c><00:23:03.069><c> you?</c>

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And<00:23:05.109><c> yet</c><00:23:05.390><c> terror</c><00:23:06.049><c> or</c><00:23:06.569><c> being</c><00:23:06.990><c> terrified</c>

00:23:07.750 --> 00:23:09.369
is<00:23:08.109><c> one</c><00:23:08.329><c> of</c><00:23:08.490><c> the</c><00:23:08.630><c> meanings</c><00:23:08.990><c> of</c><00:23:09.210><c> our</c>

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English<00:23:09.710><c> word</c><00:23:10.450><c> fear.</c>

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So<00:23:12.769><c> we</c><00:23:12.990><c> have</c><00:23:13.269><c> to</c><00:23:13.490><c> be</c><00:23:13.769><c> careful.</c>

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Fear<00:23:19.430><c> in</c><00:23:19.710><c> English</c><00:23:20.109><c> can</c><00:23:20.589><c> mean</c>

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reverence,<00:23:22.869><c> trust</c><00:23:23.250><c> or</c><00:23:23.630><c> faith</c><00:23:23.930><c> in</c><00:23:24.250><c> God.</c>

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It<00:23:25.789><c> can</c><00:23:26.190><c> mean</c><00:23:26.609><c> terror</c><00:23:27.250><c> and</c><00:23:28.069><c> dread</c>

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and<00:23:29.170><c> lack</c><00:23:29.890><c> of</c><00:23:30.529><c> trust</c><00:23:30.869><c> and</c><00:23:31.170><c> faith</c><00:23:31.430><c> in</c><00:23:31.789><c> God.</c>

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Then<00:23:34.230><c> we</c><00:23:34.410><c> have</c><00:23:34.690><c> a</c><00:23:34.849><c> word</c><00:23:35.589><c> hydrophobia,</c>

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meaning<00:23:37.289><c> fear</c><00:23:37.710><c> of</c><00:23:38.089><c> water,</c>

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which<00:23:38.990><c> is</c><00:23:39.450><c> fear</c><00:23:39.730><c> in</c><00:23:40.009><c> another</c><00:23:40.269><c> sense.</c>

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And<00:23:42.309><c> in</c><00:23:42.529><c> Ecclesiastes</c><00:23:43.269><c> 12</c><00:23:43.690><c> verse</c><00:23:44.029><c> 5</c>

00:23:44.470 --> 00:23:47.690
we<00:23:44.730><c> have</c><00:23:45.109><c> fear</c><00:23:45.490><c> that</c><00:23:45.789><c> results</c><00:23:46.230><c> from</c><00:23:46.849><c> old</c><00:23:47.230><c> age,</c>

00:23:47.750 --> 00:23:50.430
which<00:23:48.029><c> is</c><00:23:48.490><c> fear</c><00:23:48.769><c> in</c><00:23:49.089><c> another</c><00:23:49.349><c> sense.</c>

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So<00:23:51.450><c> that</c><00:23:51.650><c> our</c><00:23:51.789><c> English</c><00:23:52.109><c> word</c><00:23:52.549><c> fear</c>

00:23:53.109 --> 00:23:55.910
has<00:23:53.589><c> to</c><00:23:53.849><c> do</c><00:23:54.069><c> duty</c><00:23:54.529><c> for</c><00:23:54.970><c> a</c><00:23:55.109><c> lot</c><00:23:55.230><c> of</c><00:23:55.509><c> things</c>

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and<00:23:56.230><c> for</c><00:23:56.549><c> opposite</c><00:23:56.910><c> things.</c>

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So<00:23:59.690><c> we</c><00:24:00.289><c> have</c><00:24:00.609><c> to</c><00:24:01.230><c> be</c><00:24:01.650><c> careful</c>

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how<00:24:02.369><c> we</c><00:24:02.789><c> understand.</c>

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So<00:24:05.349><c> when</c><00:24:05.809><c> the</c><00:24:06.029><c> psalmist</c><00:24:06.450><c> said,</c>

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the<00:24:07.029><c> mercy</c><00:24:07.390><c> of</c><00:24:07.569><c> the</c><00:24:07.730><c> Lord</c><00:24:07.930><c> is</c><00:24:08.170><c> from</c>

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everlasting<00:24:08.869><c> to</c><00:24:09.130><c> everlasting</c><00:24:09.609><c> upon</c><00:24:09.970><c> them</c>

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that<00:24:10.490><c> fear</c><00:24:10.890><c> Him,</c><00:24:11.230><c> obviously,</c>

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it<00:24:12.730><c> has</c><00:24:13.069><c> the</c><00:24:13.269><c> meaning</c><00:24:13.650><c> of</c>

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those<00:24:15.109><c> who</c><00:24:15.869><c> reverence</c><00:24:16.630><c> Him,</c>

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those<00:24:19.650><c> who</c><00:24:19.950><c> trust</c><00:24:20.390><c> Him,</c>

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those<00:24:21.329><c> who</c><00:24:21.630><c> have</c><00:24:21.970><c> faith</c><00:24:22.470><c> in</c><00:24:22.930><c> Him.</c>

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But<00:24:29.430><c> how</c><00:24:30.009><c> often</c><00:24:30.789><c> does</c><00:24:31.490><c> the</c><00:24:31.750><c> Scripture</c><00:24:32.130><c> say</c>

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fear<00:24:34.470><c> not,</c>

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which<00:24:36.890><c> of</c><00:24:37.150><c> course</c><00:24:37.410><c> is</c><00:24:37.990><c> speaking</c><00:24:38.349><c> of</c><00:24:38.670><c> fear</c>

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in<00:24:39.390><c> the,</c><00:24:40.150><c> shall</c><00:24:40.309><c> I</c><00:24:40.509><c> say,</c><00:24:40.950><c> bad</c><00:24:41.170><c> sense.</c>

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But<00:24:42.769><c> I</c><00:24:42.970><c> have</c><00:24:43.150><c> read</c><00:24:43.509><c> that</c><00:24:44.150><c> fear</c><00:24:44.470><c> not</c><00:24:45.109><c> occurs</c>

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365<00:24:47.490><c> times</c><00:24:48.130><c> in</c><00:24:48.410><c> Scripture.</c>

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Now<00:24:51.089><c> there</c><00:24:51.269><c> are</c><00:24:51.470><c> 365</c><00:24:52.410><c> days</c><00:24:52.890><c> in</c><00:24:53.210><c> the</c><00:24:53.329><c> year,</c>

00:24:53.529 --> 00:24:56.309
so<00:24:53.789><c> it</c><00:24:53.829><c> looks</c><00:24:54.109><c> like</c><00:24:54.329><c> one</c><00:24:54.490><c> for</c><00:24:54.730><c> each</c><00:24:55.049><c> day.</c>

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So<00:24:57.990><c> we're</c><00:24:58.289><c> not</c><00:24:58.630><c> short</c><00:24:59.069><c> of</c>

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exhortations<00:25:01.730><c> not</c><00:25:02.329><c> to</c><00:25:02.750><c> fear.</c>

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Jesus<00:25:04.670><c> said,</c><00:25:05.430><c> fear</c><00:25:05.670><c> not</c><00:25:05.970><c> little</c><00:25:06.329><c> flock,</c>

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it<00:25:06.789><c> is</c><00:25:07.029><c> your</c><00:25:07.289><c> Father's</c><00:25:07.769><c> good</c><00:25:08.029><c> pleasure</c>

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to<00:25:09.329><c> give</c><00:25:09.529><c> you</c><00:25:09.990><c> the</c><00:25:10.250><c> kingdom.</c>

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And<00:25:11.390><c> I</c><00:25:11.549><c> don't</c><00:25:11.869><c> think</c><00:25:12.250><c> that</c><00:25:12.529><c> anybody's</c>

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in<00:25:13.210><c> any</c><00:25:13.470><c> doubt</c><00:25:13.890><c> as</c><00:25:14.369><c> to</c><00:25:14.509><c> what</c><00:25:14.769><c> that</c><00:25:15.509><c> means.</c>

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There<00:25:19.470><c> are</c><00:25:19.690><c> some</c><00:25:19.809><c> beautiful</c><00:25:20.190><c> words</c>

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in<00:25:20.809><c> the</c><00:25:20.970><c> 56th</c><00:25:21.809><c> Psalm</c><00:25:22.089><c> in</c><00:25:22.349><c> verse</c><00:25:22.589><c> 3</c>

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where<00:25:23.609><c> the</c><00:25:23.910><c> psalmist</c><00:25:24.289><c> says,</c>

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When<00:25:25.289><c> I</c><00:25:25.529><c> am</c><00:25:25.730><c> afraid,</c>

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I<00:25:27.650><c> put</c><00:25:27.970><c> my</c><00:25:28.349><c> trust</c><00:25:28.769><c> in</c><00:25:29.150><c> thee.</c>

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Well,<00:25:33.549><c> of</c><00:25:33.789><c> course,</c><00:25:33.970><c> we</c><00:25:34.150><c> put</c><00:25:34.349><c> our</c><00:25:34.650><c> trust</c><00:25:34.869><c> in</c><00:25:35.230><c> God,</c>

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we<00:25:35.690><c> hope,</c><00:25:36.289><c> even</c><00:25:36.569><c> when</c><00:25:36.750><c> we're</c><00:25:36.910><c> not</c><00:25:37.130><c> afraid.</c>

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But<00:25:38.529><c> what</c><00:25:38.730><c> the</c><00:25:38.970><c> psalmist</c><00:25:39.369><c> is</c><00:25:39.750><c> trying</c><00:25:40.269><c> to</c><00:25:40.650><c> tell</c><00:25:40.789><c> us,</c>

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I<00:25:41.170><c> think,</c><00:25:41.529><c> is</c><00:25:41.769><c> when</c><00:25:42.109><c> he</c><00:25:42.369><c> is</c><00:25:42.710><c> afraid,</c>

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when<00:25:44.349><c> fear</c><00:25:44.750><c> overtakes</c><00:25:45.589><c> him,</c>

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he<00:25:46.650><c> doesn't</c><00:25:47.009><c> panic,</c><00:25:47.589><c> his</c><00:25:47.869><c> mind</c><00:25:48.309><c> turns</c><00:25:49.009><c> to</c><00:25:49.430><c> God</c>

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as<00:25:50.369><c> a</c><00:25:50.910><c> source</c><00:25:51.210><c> of</c><00:25:51.670><c> strength.</c>

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But<00:25:53.869><c> where</c><00:25:54.490><c> else,</c>

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with<00:25:55.690><c> any</c><00:25:55.950><c> hope</c><00:25:56.289><c> of</c><00:25:57.410><c> real</c><00:25:57.910><c> success,</c>

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could<00:25:58.690><c> he</c><00:25:58.970><c> go?</c>

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There's<00:26:03.650><c> another</c><00:26:04.009><c> enlightening</c><00:26:04.529><c> passage</c>

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in<00:26:05.210><c> Exodus</c><00:26:05.509><c> 20</c><00:26:05.990><c> verse</c><00:26:06.309><c> 20</c>

00:26:06.730 --> 00:26:08.670
where<00:26:07.009><c> Moses</c><00:26:07.430><c> said</c><00:26:07.710><c> to</c><00:26:07.849><c> the</c><00:26:08.109><c> people,</c>

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Fear<00:26:09.210><c> not,</c><00:26:10.170><c> for</c><00:26:10.470><c> God</c><00:26:10.950><c> is</c><00:26:11.390><c> come</c><00:26:11.710><c> to</c><00:26:12.150><c> prove</c><00:26:12.509><c> you</c>

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that<00:26:13.650><c> his</c><00:26:14.089><c> fear</c><00:26:14.430><c> may</c><00:26:14.769><c> be</c><00:26:15.029><c> before</c><00:26:15.309><c> your</c><00:26:15.710><c> faces,</c>

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that<00:26:16.730><c> you</c><00:26:16.950><c> sin</c><00:26:17.289><c> not.</c>

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So,<00:26:20.450><c> the</c><00:26:20.769><c> fear</c><00:26:20.990><c> of</c><00:26:21.309><c> God,</c><00:26:22.009><c> in</c><00:26:22.509><c> one</c><00:26:22.849><c> sense,</c>

00:26:24.470 --> 00:26:27.029
was<00:26:25.190><c> designed,</c><00:26:25.890><c> and</c><00:26:26.130><c> I</c><00:26:26.269><c> suppose</c><00:26:26.490><c> we</c><00:26:26.650><c> can</c><00:26:26.829><c> say</c>

00:26:27.029 --> 00:26:32.609
is<00:26:27.369><c> designed,</c><00:26:28.509><c> to</c><00:26:28.809><c> prevent</c><00:26:29.289><c> us</c><00:26:30.190><c> from</c><00:26:30.609><c> sinning.</c>

00:26:34.230 --> 00:26:37.990
Now,<00:26:34.650><c> if</c><00:26:34.970><c> we</c><00:26:36.690><c> fear</c><00:26:37.369><c> God,</c>

00:26:38.069 --> 00:26:39.990
if<00:26:38.309><c> we</c><00:26:38.529><c> reverence</c><00:26:39.029><c> Him,</c>

00:26:40.230 --> 00:26:42.829
if<00:26:40.589><c> we</c><00:26:40.890><c> trust</c><00:26:41.230><c> Him</c><00:26:41.589><c> enough,</c>

00:26:43.789 --> 00:26:46.190
well,<00:26:44.150><c> I</c><00:26:44.289><c> think</c><00:26:44.470><c> it</c><00:26:44.670><c> should</c><00:26:44.910><c> help</c><00:26:45.289><c> us</c>

00:26:46.190 --> 00:26:49.650
to<00:26:46.789><c> refrain</c><00:26:47.309><c> from</c><00:26:47.849><c> sinning.</c>

00:26:49.849 --> 00:26:51.769
Moses<00:26:50.250><c> told</c><00:26:50.589><c> the</c><00:26:50.769><c> nation</c><00:26:51.069><c> of</c><00:26:51.289><c> Israel</c>

00:26:51.769 --> 00:26:54.430
that<00:26:52.089><c> his</c><00:26:52.309><c> fear</c><00:26:52.509><c> may</c><00:26:52.890><c> be</c><00:26:53.029><c> before</c><00:26:53.690><c> your</c><00:26:54.069><c> faces,</c>

00:26:54.670 --> 00:26:57.289
that<00:26:55.069><c> ye</c><00:26:55.529><c> sin</c><00:26:56.190><c> not.</c>

00:27:01.430 --> 00:27:03.650
Now,<00:27:01.809><c> just</c><00:27:02.069><c> a</c><00:27:02.269><c> few</c><00:27:02.410><c> words</c><00:27:02.750><c> about</c><00:27:03.109><c> patience</c>

00:27:03.650 --> 00:27:06.210
and<00:27:04.650><c> long</c><00:27:04.950><c>-suffering.</c>

00:27:06.670 --> 00:27:08.390
That<00:27:06.869><c> God</c><00:27:07.130><c> is</c><00:27:07.410><c> patient</c><00:27:07.809><c> with</c><00:27:08.089><c> us,</c>

00:27:08.390 --> 00:27:10.390
there<00:27:08.750><c> is</c><00:27:09.029><c> no</c><00:27:09.329><c> question.</c>

00:27:10.630 --> 00:27:13.470
And,<00:27:11.049><c> of</c><00:27:11.130><c> course,</c><00:27:12.329><c> patience</c><00:27:12.410><c> on</c><00:27:12.829><c> our</c><00:27:13.190><c> part</c>

00:27:13.470 --> 00:27:16.009
also<00:27:13.829><c> is</c><00:27:14.670><c> desirable.</c>

00:27:16.490 --> 00:27:19.009
Hebrews<00:27:16.650><c> 6</c><00:27:17.150><c> verse</c><00:27:17.490><c> 12</c><00:27:17.990><c> speaks</c><00:27:18.450><c> of</c>

00:27:19.009 --> 00:27:22.230
who<00:27:19.269><c> through</c><00:27:19.529><c> faith</c><00:27:20.130><c> and</c><00:27:20.849><c> patience</c>

00:27:22.470 --> 00:27:24.269
inherit<00:27:22.869><c> the</c><00:27:23.170><c> promises.</c>

00:27:25.630 --> 00:27:27.750
Luke<00:27:25.769><c> 8</c><00:27:25.990><c> verse</c><00:27:26.289><c> 15</c><00:27:26.930><c> tells</c><00:27:27.369><c> us</c>

00:27:27.750 --> 00:27:30.349
that<00:27:27.930><c> Jesus</c><00:27:28.289><c> spoke</c><00:27:28.609><c> of</c><00:27:28.789><c> those</c><00:27:29.190><c> who</c>

00:27:30.349 --> 00:27:34.589
bring<00:27:30.930><c> forth</c><00:27:31.769><c> fruit</c><00:27:32.269><c> with</c><00:27:33.190><c> patience.</c>

00:27:35.690 --> 00:27:37.269
James<00:27:35.990><c> 1</c><00:27:36.329><c> verse</c><00:27:36.569><c> 3</c><00:27:36.869><c> to</c><00:27:36.990><c> 4,</c>

00:27:37.410 --> 00:27:41.069
The<00:27:37.549><c> trying</c><00:27:37.869><c> of</c><00:27:38.089><c> your</c><00:27:38.410><c> faith</c><00:27:38.809><c> worketh</c><00:27:39.589><c> patience.</c>

00:27:41.890 --> 00:27:44.789
But<00:27:42.690><c> that</c><00:27:43.109><c> patience</c><00:27:43.369><c> have</c><00:27:43.609><c> her</c><00:27:43.890><c> perfect</c><00:27:44.289><c> work,</c>

00:27:44.930 --> 00:27:47.190
that<00:27:45.150><c> she</c><00:27:45.309><c> may</c><00:27:45.589><c> be</c><00:27:45.890><c> perfect</c><00:27:46.230><c> and</c><00:27:46.630><c> entire,</c>

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wanting<00:27:48.029><c> nothing.</c>

00:27:50.569 --> 00:27:53.009
So,<00:27:51.250><c> of</c><00:27:51.309><c> course,</c><00:27:51.589><c> we</c><00:27:51.670><c> could</c><00:27:51.869><c> go</c><00:27:52.109><c> on</c>

00:27:53.009 --> 00:27:57.430
illustrating<00:27:54.029><c> the</c><00:27:54.369><c> desirability</c><00:27:55.170><c> of</c><00:27:56.230><c> patience</c>

00:27:57.950 --> 00:28:02.710
and,<00:27:58.750><c> of</c><00:27:59.150><c> course,</c><00:28:00.230><c> realizing</c><00:28:00.869><c> that</c><00:28:02.009><c> patience</c>

00:28:02.710 --> 00:28:05.329
is<00:28:03.069><c> one</c><00:28:03.309><c> of</c><00:28:03.450><c> the</c><00:28:03.670><c> attributes</c><00:28:04.089><c> of</c><00:28:04.390><c> God.</c>

00:28:05.490 --> 00:28:09.210
He<00:28:05.710><c> is</c><00:28:06.410><c> very</c><00:28:07.029><c> patient</c><00:28:07.569><c> with</c><00:28:07.849><c> all</c><00:28:08.130><c> of</c><00:28:08.289><c> us.</c>

00:28:09.450 --> 00:28:11.910
Then<00:28:10.049><c> we</c><00:28:10.230><c> have</c><00:28:10.450><c> the</c><00:28:10.529><c> word</c><00:28:10.769><c> long</c><00:28:11.190><c>-suffering,</c>

00:28:12.329 --> 00:28:15.069
which,<00:28:12.450><c> of</c><00:28:12.589><c> course,</c><00:28:12.890><c> means</c><00:28:13.269><c> to</c><00:28:13.690><c> suffer</c><00:28:13.990><c> long,</c>

00:28:15.589 --> 00:28:18.329
which,<00:28:16.109><c> of</c><00:28:16.130><c> course,</c><00:28:16.210><c> is</c><00:28:16.509><c> allied</c><00:28:16.809><c> to</c><00:28:17.109><c> patience.</c>

00:28:19.190 --> 00:28:21.049
Exodus<00:28:19.789><c> 34</c><00:28:20.390><c> and</c><00:28:20.589><c> 6,</c>

00:28:21.109 --> 00:28:24.710
The<00:28:21.210><c> Lord</c><00:28:21.569><c> God,</c><00:28:22.269><c> merciful,</c><00:28:23.650><c> gracious,</c>

00:28:24.829 --> 00:28:27.430
long<00:28:25.109><c>-suffering,</c><00:28:26.650><c> and</c><00:28:26.910><c> abundant</c>

00:28:27.430 --> 00:28:29.630
in<00:28:27.809><c> goodness</c><00:28:28.210><c> and</c><00:28:28.630><c> truth.</c>

00:28:30.670 --> 00:28:32.569
In<00:28:30.910><c> Psalm</c><00:28:31.130><c> 86</c><00:28:31.630><c> verse</c><00:28:31.930><c> 15,</c>

00:28:32.730 --> 00:28:35.230
Thou,<00:28:33.309><c> O</c><00:28:33.349><c> Lord,</c><00:28:33.690><c> art</c><00:28:33.809><c> a</c><00:28:33.910><c> God</c><00:28:34.150><c> full</c><00:28:34.410><c> of</c><00:28:34.569><c> compassion</c>

00:28:35.230 --> 00:28:37.349
and<00:28:35.569><c> gracious,</c><00:28:36.430><c> long</c><00:28:36.769><c>-suffering,</c>

00:28:37.349 --> 00:28:40.710
and<00:28:37.730><c> plenteous</c><00:28:38.490><c> in</c><00:28:38.769><c> mercy</c><00:28:39.250><c> and</c><00:28:39.730><c> truth.</c>

00:28:41.690 --> 00:28:44.130
And<00:28:42.269><c> in</c><00:28:42.490><c> Galatians</c><00:28:42.950><c> 5</c><00:28:43.289><c> verse</c><00:28:43.609><c> 22,</c>

00:28:44.289 --> 00:28:45.670
we<00:28:44.329><c> are</c><00:28:44.609><c> told</c><00:28:44.829><c> that</c><00:28:44.970><c> one</c><00:28:45.190><c> of</c><00:28:45.329><c> the</c><00:28:45.450><c> fruits</c>

00:28:45.670 --> 00:28:49.670
of<00:28:45.970><c> the</c><00:28:46.289><c> Spirit</c><00:28:46.630><c> is</c><00:28:47.470><c> long</c><00:28:47.890><c>-suffering.</c>

00:28:49.789 --> 00:28:53.869
Hence,<00:28:50.569><c> again,</c><00:28:51.150><c> it</c><00:28:51.410><c> is</c><00:28:52.569><c> one</c><00:28:52.970><c> of</c><00:28:53.150><c> the</c>

00:28:54.450 --> 00:28:56.309
characteristics<00:28:55.130><c> of</c><00:28:55.769><c> God,</c>

00:28:56.670 --> 00:28:59.650
which<00:28:56.809><c> we</c><00:28:57.029><c> have</c><00:28:57.269><c> to</c><00:28:57.549><c> try</c><00:28:58.130><c> to</c><00:28:58.589><c> cultivate.</c>

00:29:03.490 --> 00:29:06.150
Now<00:29:04.170><c> we'd</c><00:29:04.849><c> like</c><00:29:04.849><c> to</c><00:29:05.109><c> talk</c><00:29:05.309><c> for</c><00:29:05.549><c> a</c><00:29:05.690><c> few</c><00:29:05.809><c> minutes</c>

00:29:06.150 --> 00:29:11.230
on<00:29:06.490><c> the</c><00:29:06.730><c> question</c><00:29:07.329><c> of</c><00:29:08.329><c> covenant</c><00:29:09.109><c> relationship</c>

00:29:17.990 --> 00:29:21.849
or<00:29:18.630><c> of</c><00:29:19.230><c> human</c><00:29:20.369><c> origin.</c>

00:29:23.289 --> 00:29:26.470
The<00:29:23.470><c> Old</c><00:29:23.750><c> Testament</c><00:29:24.210><c> word</c><00:29:24.910><c> is</c><00:29:25.890><c> berith,</c>

00:29:26.470 --> 00:29:29.210
b<00:29:26.849><c>-e</c><00:29:27.109><c>-r</c><00:29:27.410><c>-i</c><00:29:27.809><c>-t</c><00:29:28.029><c>-h.</c>

00:29:29.410 --> 00:29:33.069
It's<00:29:29.829><c> translated</c><00:29:30.309><c> as</c><00:29:31.109><c> confederacy</c><00:29:32.309><c> twice,</c>

00:29:33.069 --> 00:29:37.349
as<00:29:33.930><c> league</c><00:29:34.569><c> 15</c><00:29:35.670><c> times,</c>

00:29:37.609 --> 00:29:41.849
and<00:29:37.609><c> as</c><00:29:37.930><c> covenant</c><00:29:38.490><c> 260</c><00:29:40.309><c> times.</c>

00:29:42.029 --> 00:29:45.490
So,<00:29:42.930><c> evidently,</c><00:29:44.130><c> covenant</c><00:29:44.509><c> is</c><00:29:44.890><c> by</c><00:29:45.150><c> far</c>

00:29:45.490 --> 00:29:48.630
the<00:29:45.750><c> better</c><00:29:46.009><c> translation</c><00:29:46.650><c> of</c><00:29:46.950><c> that</c><00:29:47.170><c> original</c><00:29:47.630><c> word.</c>

00:29:48.849 --> 00:29:51.369
And<00:29:49.170><c> in</c><00:29:49.569><c> the</c><00:29:49.769><c> New</c><00:29:50.009><c> Testament,</c>

00:29:51.690 --> 00:29:55.190
diathiki,<00:29:52.390><c> d</c><00:29:52.750><c>-i</c><00:29:52.890><c>-a</c><00:29:53.269><c>-t</c><00:29:53.529><c>-h</c><00:29:53.849><c>-e</c><00:29:54.029><c>-k</c><00:29:54.430><c>-e.</c>

00:29:55.670 --> 00:29:59.490
It's<00:29:56.069><c> translated</c><00:29:56.650><c> testament</c><00:29:57.730><c> 13</c><00:29:58.750><c> times,</c>

00:29:59.490 --> 00:30:02.390
and<00:30:00.170><c> covenant</c><00:30:00.549><c> 20</c><00:30:01.029><c> times.</c>

00:30:04.329 --> 00:30:07.509
And<00:30:04.630><c> so,</c><00:30:05.509><c> when</c><00:30:05.710><c> we</c><00:30:06.029><c> speak</c><00:30:06.230><c> of</c><00:30:06.450><c> the</c><00:30:06.690><c> Old</c><00:30:06.950><c> Testament</c>

00:30:07.509 --> 00:30:09.750
and<00:30:08.049><c> the</c><00:30:08.309><c> New</c><00:30:08.529><c> Testament,</c>

00:30:10.130 --> 00:30:11.789
I<00:30:10.269><c> think</c><00:30:10.509><c> it</c><00:30:10.690><c> would</c><00:30:10.930><c> be</c><00:30:11.150><c> more</c><00:30:11.430><c> descriptive</c>

00:30:12.130 --> 00:30:14.390
if<00:30:12.390><c> we</c><00:30:12.609><c> were</c><00:30:12.789><c> to</c><00:30:12.990><c> say</c><00:30:13.130><c> the</c><00:30:13.390><c> Old</c><00:30:13.730><c> Covenant</c>

00:30:14.390 --> 00:30:16.450
and<00:30:14.829><c> the</c><00:30:15.009><c> New</c><00:30:15.269><c> Covenant.</c>

00:30:18.230 --> 00:30:21.869
Now,<00:30:18.829><c> covenant</c><00:30:19.210><c> is</c><00:30:20.230><c> a</c><00:30:20.930><c> solemn</c><00:30:21.150><c> agreement</c>

00:30:21.869 --> 00:30:25.630
or<00:30:22.250><c> undertaking</c><00:30:22.869><c> between</c><00:30:23.829><c> two</c><00:30:24.730><c> or</c><00:30:25.150><c> more</c>

00:30:25.630 --> 00:30:28.390
people<00:30:26.190><c> or</c><00:30:27.130><c> parties.</c>

00:30:29.970 --> 00:30:32.349
The<00:30:30.170><c> English</c><00:30:30.490><c> word</c><00:30:30.809><c> comes</c><00:30:31.289><c> from</c><00:30:31.789><c> the</c><00:30:32.009><c> French</c>

00:30:32.349 --> 00:30:33.630
convenir.

00:30:35.690 --> 00:30:39.509
C<00:30:35.930><c>-o</c><00:30:36.230><c>-n</c><00:30:37.069><c>-con</c><00:30:37.569><c> means</c><00:30:38.309><c> with,</c>

00:30:39.650 --> 00:30:41.970
and<00:30:39.910><c> venir</c><00:30:40.250><c> means</c><00:30:40.630><c> to</c><00:30:41.049><c> come,</c>

00:30:42.190 --> 00:30:44.089
so<00:30:42.369><c> that</c><00:30:42.609><c> combining</c><00:30:43.009><c> the</c><00:30:43.289><c> two</c><00:30:43.410><c> we</c><00:30:43.670><c> get</c>

00:30:44.089 --> 00:30:46.009
to<00:30:44.549><c> come</c><00:30:45.029><c> with.</c>

00:30:47.509 --> 00:30:50.349
And,<00:30:47.970><c> of</c><00:30:48.109><c> course,</c><00:30:48.349><c> we</c><00:30:48.670><c> have</c><00:30:49.049><c> the</c><00:30:50.069><c> passage</c>

00:30:50.349 --> 00:30:53.549
which<00:30:50.710><c> says</c><00:30:50.890><c> can</c><00:30:51.289><c> two</c><00:30:51.910><c> walk</c><00:30:52.630><c> together,</c>

00:30:53.549 --> 00:30:56.849
except<00:30:55.150><c> they</c><00:30:55.470><c> be</c><00:30:55.710><c> agreed.</c>

00:30:57.230 --> 00:30:59.529
And,<00:30:57.970><c> of</c><00:30:57.970><c> course,</c><00:30:58.289><c> we</c><00:30:58.529><c> have</c><00:30:58.829><c> that</c>

00:30:59.529 --> 00:31:03.930
to<00:30:59.950><c> humble</c><00:31:00.509><c> thyself</c><00:31:01.150><c> to</c><00:31:01.470><c> walk</c><00:31:02.049><c> with</c><00:31:02.750><c> God,</c>

00:31:04.029 --> 00:31:05.809
to<00:31:04.210><c> come</c><00:31:04.750><c> with.</c>

00:31:06.190 --> 00:31:09.490
There<00:31:06.589><c> you</c><00:31:06.750><c> have</c><00:31:06.970><c> the</c><00:31:07.309><c> idea</c><00:31:07.589><c> of</c><00:31:08.109><c> the</c><00:31:08.470><c> covenant.</c>

00:31:10.670 --> 00:31:12.609
In<00:31:10.809><c> Galatians</c><00:31:11.250><c> 3</c><00:31:11.529><c> verse</c><00:31:11.809><c> 15,</c>

00:31:12.910 --> 00:31:16.190
the<00:31:13.069><c> apostle</c><00:31:13.430><c> speaks</c><00:31:13.910><c> of</c><00:31:14.210><c> covenants</c><00:31:14.670><c> between</c><00:31:15.130><c> men.</c>

00:31:16.390 --> 00:31:19.329
No<00:31:16.670><c> one</c><00:31:17.109><c> alters</c><00:31:17.650><c> them</c><00:31:18.029><c> or</c><00:31:18.349><c> cancels</c><00:31:18.990><c> them,</c>

00:31:19.329 --> 00:31:22.430
and<00:31:19.509><c> if</c><00:31:19.710><c> they</c><00:31:20.049><c> do,</c><00:31:21.210><c> usually</c><00:31:21.809><c> damages</c>

00:31:22.430 --> 00:31:25.769
or<00:31:23.029><c> reparation</c><00:31:24.109><c> is</c><00:31:24.509><c> required.</c>

00:31:27.150 --> 00:31:29.069
Paul<00:31:27.450><c> says</c><00:31:27.769><c> if</c><00:31:27.950><c> it</c><00:31:28.170><c> be</c><00:31:28.410><c> confirmed,</c>

00:31:29.430 --> 00:31:31.569
or<00:31:29.549><c> as</c><00:31:29.789><c> we</c><00:31:30.029><c> would</c><00:31:30.309><c> say,</c>

00:31:31.670 --> 00:31:35.609
drawn<00:31:31.910><c> up</c><00:31:32.369><c> in</c><00:31:32.869><c> proper</c><00:31:33.170><c> form</c><00:31:33.730><c> and</c><00:31:34.490><c> signed.</c>

00:31:37.269 --> 00:31:38.410
With<00:31:37.470><c> this</c><00:31:37.670><c> in</c><00:31:37.990><c> mind,</c>

00:31:38.609 --> 00:31:41.150
Hebrews<00:31:38.950><c> 6</c><00:31:39.450><c> verse</c><00:31:39.750><c> 13</c><00:31:40.269><c> to</c><00:31:40.470><c> 12</c><00:31:40.849><c> says,</c>

00:31:41.250 --> 00:31:45.329
God<00:31:41.509><c> made</c><00:31:42.049><c> a</c><00:31:42.430><c> promise</c><00:31:42.730><c> or</c><00:31:43.089><c> a</c><00:31:43.309><c> covenant</c><00:31:43.730><c> with</c><00:31:44.130><c> Abraham,</c>

00:31:45.769 --> 00:31:49.970
and<00:31:46.089><c> as</c><00:31:46.589><c> the</c><00:31:46.769><c> Most</c><00:31:47.170><c> High</c><00:31:47.549><c> had</c><00:31:47.950><c> no</c><00:31:48.450><c> one</c><00:31:48.829><c> higher</c><00:31:49.150><c> than</c><00:31:49.390><c> himself,</c>

00:31:49.970 --> 00:31:51.869
he<00:31:50.150><c> took</c><00:31:50.390><c> an</c><00:31:50.589><c> oath</c><00:31:50.670><c> by</c><00:31:51.089><c> himself,</c>

00:31:52.329 --> 00:31:55.829
to<00:31:52.750><c> confirm,</c><00:31:53.450><c> to</c><00:31:53.829><c> make</c><00:31:54.109><c> sure</c><00:31:54.450><c> and</c><00:31:54.849><c> certain,</c>

00:31:55.970 --> 00:31:59.130
that<00:31:56.210><c> his</c><00:31:56.710><c> covenant</c><00:31:57.309><c> with</c><00:31:57.750><c> Abraham,</c>

00:32:02.869 --> 00:32:06.950
which<00:32:03.630><c> oath</c><00:32:04.390><c> also</c><00:32:05.390><c> was</c><00:32:05.809><c> for</c><00:32:06.190><c> the</c><00:32:06.430><c> benefit</c>

00:32:06.950 --> 00:32:10.430
of<00:32:07.529><c> the</c><00:32:08.089><c> heirs</c><00:32:08.710><c> of</c><00:32:09.670><c> the</c><00:32:09.970><c> promise,</c>

00:32:10.789 --> 00:32:14.150
which<00:32:11.109><c> takes</c><00:32:11.410><c> our</c><00:32:11.670><c> mind</c><00:32:11.930><c> instantly</c><00:32:12.410><c> to</c><00:32:12.710><c> Galatians</c><00:32:13.230><c> 3</c><00:32:13.490><c> verse</c><00:32:13.769><c> 29,</c>

00:32:14.609 --> 00:32:16.730
that<00:32:14.789><c> if</c><00:32:14.970><c> we</c><00:32:15.130><c> have</c><00:32:15.289><c> been</c><00:32:15.549><c> baptized</c><00:32:16.009><c> into</c><00:32:16.349><c> Christ,</c>

00:32:16.730 --> 00:32:20.710
that<00:32:16.730><c> we</c><00:32:16.829><c> become</c><00:32:17.490><c> heirs</c><00:32:18.250><c> according</c><00:32:18.869><c> to</c><00:32:19.230><c> the</c><00:32:19.490><c> promise</c>

00:32:20.519 --> 00:32:24.890
or<00:32:21.109><c> part</c><00:32:21.710><c> of</c><00:32:22.950><c> that</c><00:32:23.609><c> covenant.</c>

00:32:28.690 --> 00:32:32.009
God<00:32:28.990><c> will</c><00:32:29.670><c> never</c><00:32:29.990><c> deceive</c><00:32:30.430><c> us.</c>

00:32:32.109 --> 00:32:34.950
He<00:32:32.390><c> will</c><00:32:32.650><c> never</c><00:32:33.069><c> play</c><00:32:33.329><c> us</c><00:32:33.849><c> false.</c>

00:32:36.029 --> 00:32:39.269
He<00:32:36.250><c> will</c><00:32:36.509><c> never</c><00:32:37.170><c> lie</c><00:32:37.670><c> to</c><00:32:38.029><c> us.</c>

00:32:39.730 --> 00:32:44.250
He<00:32:40.150><c> is</c><00:32:40.369><c> always</c><00:32:40.910><c> absolutely</c><00:32:41.710><c> true</c><00:32:42.289><c> to</c><00:32:42.650><c> His</c><00:32:42.970><c> word,</c>

00:32:44.609 --> 00:32:49.089
and<00:32:45.329><c> we</c><00:32:45.569><c> know</c><00:32:45.910><c> we</c><00:32:46.190><c> can</c><00:32:46.589><c> never</c><00:32:47.369><c> doubt</c><00:32:47.990><c> Him.</c>

00:32:50.190 --> 00:32:53.869
But<00:32:50.430><c> God</c><00:32:50.690><c> says,</c><00:32:51.170><c> I</c><00:32:51.170><c> know</c><00:32:51.569><c> you</c><00:32:51.990><c> do</c><00:32:52.369><c> not</c><00:32:52.670><c> doubt</c><00:32:52.990><c> my</c><00:32:53.450><c> words,</c>

00:32:53.930 --> 00:32:58.950
but<00:32:54.170><c> even</c><00:32:54.650><c> so</c><00:32:54.950><c> I'm</c><00:32:55.210><c> going</c><00:32:55.490><c> to</c><00:32:55.809><c> put</c><00:32:56.049><c> it</c><00:32:56.430><c> beyond</c><00:32:56.930><c> any</c><00:32:57.349><c> possible</c><00:32:57.869><c> question,</c>

00:32:59.230 --> 00:33:01.509
any<00:32:59.950><c> shadow</c><00:33:00.269><c> of</c><00:33:00.569><c> a</c><00:33:00.650><c> doubt,</c>

00:33:01.589 --> 00:33:03.809
any<00:33:02.069><c> weakening</c><00:33:02.589><c> of</c><00:33:02.890><c> faith,</c>

00:33:03.869 --> 00:33:06.049
so<00:33:04.170><c> he</c><00:33:04.509><c> took</c><00:33:04.750><c> an</c><00:33:04.930><c> oath</c><00:33:05.109><c> by</c><00:33:05.470><c> himself</c>

00:33:06.049 --> 00:33:09.190
that<00:33:06.410><c> his</c><00:33:06.730><c> covenant</c><00:33:07.150><c> would</c><00:33:07.529><c> stand</c><00:33:07.930><c> forever,</c>

00:33:09.609 --> 00:33:13.690
and<00:33:10.009><c> we</c><00:33:10.250><c> can</c><00:33:10.470><c> be</c><00:33:10.730><c> a</c><00:33:10.910><c> party</c><00:33:11.190><c> to</c><00:33:11.529><c> us.</c>

00:33:17.049 --> 00:33:19.529
God,<00:33:17.289><c> who</c><00:33:17.609><c> is</c><00:33:17.970><c> so</c><00:33:18.369><c> infinitely</c><00:33:18.910><c> great,</c>

00:33:20.009 --> 00:33:22.450
so<00:33:20.049><c> far</c><00:33:20.349><c> above</c><00:33:20.710><c> us,</c>

00:33:22.950 --> 00:33:25.230
took<00:33:23.190><c> all</c><00:33:23.890><c> that</c><00:33:24.170><c> trouble</c>

00:33:25.690 --> 00:33:29.769
to<00:33:26.230><c> make</c><00:33:26.490><c> sure</c><00:33:27.009><c> that</c><00:33:27.329><c> we</c><00:33:27.690><c> would</c><00:33:28.170><c> be</c><00:33:28.990><c> satisfied,</c>

00:33:30.170 --> 00:33:32.589
that<00:33:30.450><c> we</c><00:33:30.769><c> would</c><00:33:31.029><c> be</c><00:33:31.430><c> confident,</c>

00:33:32.829 --> 00:33:36.710
that<00:33:33.329><c> He</c><00:33:33.650><c> would</c><00:33:33.990><c> stand</c><00:33:34.390><c> by</c><00:33:35.069><c> His</c><00:33:35.690><c> covenant.</c>

00:33:37.650 --> 00:33:41.269
At<00:33:38.289><c> Sinai,</c><00:33:39.049><c> Israel</c><00:33:39.569><c> entered</c><00:33:39.910><c> into</c><00:33:40.210><c> a</c><00:33:40.390><c> covenant</c><00:33:40.609><c> with</c><00:33:40.930><c> God</c>

00:33:41.269 --> 00:33:43.569
that<00:33:41.529><c> God</c><00:33:41.890><c> alone</c><00:33:42.289><c> would</c><00:33:42.569><c> be</c><00:33:42.809><c> their</c><00:33:43.130><c> God,</c>

00:33:43.690 --> 00:33:46.769
that<00:33:43.849><c> they</c><00:33:44.089><c> would</c><00:33:44.369><c> observe</c><00:33:44.750><c> and</c><00:33:44.990><c> keep</c><00:33:45.230><c> His</c><00:33:45.509><c> commands,</c>

00:33:46.950 --> 00:33:49.950
and<00:33:47.529><c> God</c><00:33:47.829><c> told</c><00:33:48.150><c> them</c><00:33:48.349><c> that</c><00:33:48.509><c> if</c><00:33:48.650><c> they</c><00:33:48.930><c> kept</c><00:33:49.170><c> their</c><00:33:49.529><c> part</c><00:33:49.750><c> of</c>

00:33:49.950 --> 00:33:50.549
that<00:33:50.170><c> covenant,</c>

00:33:50.589 --> 00:33:54.170
He<00:33:50.809><c> would</c><00:33:51.109><c> bless</c><00:33:51.450><c> them</c><00:33:51.750><c> far</c><00:33:52.130><c> beyond</c><00:33:53.410><c> anything</c>

00:33:54.170 --> 00:33:58.690
that<00:33:54.609><c> had</c><00:33:54.809><c> been</c><00:33:55.170><c> seen</c><00:33:55.630><c> among</c><00:33:55.970><c> nations</c><00:33:56.650><c> before</c><00:33:57.210><c> that</c><00:33:57.650><c> time.</c>

00:33:59.289 --> 00:34:00.569
We<00:33:59.549><c> know</c><00:33:59.690><c> what</c><00:34:00.029><c> happened,</c>

00:34:00.569 --> 00:34:06.369
but<00:34:01.490><c> notice</c><00:34:01.970><c> the</c><00:34:02.230><c> way</c><00:34:02.630><c> the</c><00:34:03.809><c> acts</c><00:34:04.390><c> of</c><00:34:04.690><c> Israel</c><00:34:05.130><c> were</c><00:34:05.470><c> regarded.</c>

00:34:06.829 --> 00:34:08.329
Jeremiah<00:34:07.069><c> 22</c><00:34:07.650><c> and</c><00:34:07.930><c> 9,</c>

00:34:08.630 --> 00:34:12.610
because<00:34:08.949><c> they</c><00:34:09.389><c> have</c><00:34:09.730><c> forsaken</c><00:34:10.570><c> the</c><00:34:11.070><c> covenant</c><00:34:11.710><c> of</c><00:34:12.170><c> the</c><00:34:12.349><c> Lord</c>

00:34:12.610 --> 00:34:13.230
their<00:34:12.969><c> God</c>

00:34:13.230 --> 00:34:16.670
and<00:34:13.449><c> worshiped</c><00:34:13.969><c> other</c><00:34:14.210><c> gods</c><00:34:14.550><c> and</c><00:34:14.889><c> served</c><00:34:15.190><c> them.</c>

00:34:17.309 --> 00:34:18.829
Isaiah<00:34:17.650><c> 24</c><00:34:18.269><c> and</c><00:34:18.550><c> 5,</c>

00:34:19.110 --> 00:34:20.829
they<00:34:19.110><c> have</c><00:34:19.510><c> transgressed</c><00:34:20.230><c> the</c><00:34:20.409><c> laws,</c>

00:34:21.010 --> 00:34:23.170
changed<00:34:21.449><c> the</c><00:34:21.750><c> ordinances,</c>

00:34:23.429 --> 00:34:27.090
broken<00:34:23.969><c> the</c><00:34:24.590><c> everlasting</c><00:34:25.510><c> covenant.</c>

00:34:28.489 --> 00:34:29.949
Jeremiah<00:34:28.989><c> 3</c><00:34:29.409><c> verse</c><00:34:29.690><c> 10,</c>

00:34:29.949 --> 00:34:32.389
and<00:34:29.949><c> they</c><00:34:30.070><c> went</c><00:34:30.369><c> after</c><00:34:30.710><c> other</c><00:34:31.010><c> gods</c><00:34:31.269><c> and</c><00:34:31.590><c> served</c><00:34:31.889><c> them.</c>

00:34:32.550 --> 00:34:34.929
The<00:34:32.710><c> house</c><00:34:32.969><c> of</c><00:34:33.170><c> Israel</c><00:34:33.630><c> and</c><00:34:33.989><c> the</c><00:34:34.050><c> house</c><00:34:34.389><c> of</c><00:34:34.610><c> Judah</c>

00:34:34.929 --> 00:34:37.170
have<00:34:35.510><c> broken</c><00:34:36.090><c> My</c><00:34:36.590><c> covenant,</c>

00:34:37.289 --> 00:34:39.670
which<00:34:37.469><c> I</c><00:34:37.730><c> made</c><00:34:37.949><c> with</c><00:34:38.230><c> your</c><00:34:38.570><c> fathers.</c>

00:34:41.190 --> 00:34:47.230
And<00:34:41.750><c> we</c><00:34:41.949><c> have</c><00:34:42.170><c> said</c><00:34:42.469><c> that</c><00:34:42.889><c> if</c><00:34:43.570><c> one</c><00:34:43.969><c> party</c><00:34:44.510><c> to</c><00:34:45.150><c> a</c><00:34:45.489><c> covenant</c><00:34:46.070><c> breaks</c><00:34:46.789><c> it,</c>

00:34:47.690 --> 00:34:54.250
then<00:34:48.489><c> reparation</c><00:34:49.510><c> or</c><00:34:49.769><c> damages</c><00:34:50.230><c> in</c><00:34:50.550><c> some</c><00:34:50.889><c> form</c><00:34:51.150><c> usually</c><00:34:52.050><c> are</c><00:34:53.050><c> required.</c>

00:34:55.030 --> 00:34:58.230
And<00:34:55.489><c> of</c><00:34:55.769><c> course,</c><00:34:56.050><c> when</c><00:34:56.269><c> Israel</c><00:34:56.710><c> broke</c><00:34:57.130><c> God's</c><00:34:57.730><c> covenant,</c>

00:34:58.230 --> 00:35:02.829
He<00:34:59.309><c> punished</c><00:34:59.750><c> them,</c><00:35:00.269><c> He</c><00:35:00.530><c> scattered</c><00:35:00.849><c> them</c><00:35:01.150><c> among</c><00:35:01.389><c> the</c><00:35:01.630><c> nations,</c>

00:35:04.489 --> 00:35:09.409
but<00:35:05.170><c> He</c><00:35:05.849><c> still</c><00:35:06.030><c> remained</c><00:35:06.409><c> faithful</c><00:35:07.010><c> to</c><00:35:07.389><c> His</c><00:35:07.769><c> side</c><00:35:08.050><c> of</c><00:35:08.289><c> the</c><00:35:08.469><c> covenant.</c>

00:35:10.050 --> 00:35:14.130
And<00:35:10.369><c> we</c><00:35:10.550><c> have</c><00:35:10.769><c> seen</c><00:35:11.110><c> the</c><00:35:11.409><c> result</c><00:35:11.789><c> of</c><00:35:12.389><c> the</c><00:35:12.710><c> faithfulness</c><00:35:13.329><c> of</c><00:35:13.630><c> God</c>

00:35:14.130 --> 00:35:16.750
to<00:35:15.309><c> His</c><00:35:15.530><c> part</c><00:35:15.869><c> of</c><00:35:16.090><c> the</c><00:35:16.309><c> covenant</c>

00:35:16.750 --> 00:35:21.710
in<00:35:17.590><c> what</c><00:35:17.869><c> is</c><00:35:18.050><c> happening</c><00:35:18.489><c> today</c><00:35:19.230><c> to</c><00:35:19.829><c> the</c><00:35:19.989><c> nation</c><00:35:20.309><c> of</c><00:35:20.610><c> Israel.</c>

00:35:24.250 --> 00:35:29.389
With<00:35:24.889><c> Abraham,</c><00:35:26.690><c> circumcision</c><00:35:27.269><c> was</c><00:35:27.670><c> a</c><00:35:27.929><c> token</c><00:35:28.289><c> of</c><00:35:28.530><c> God's</c><00:35:29.050><c> covenant,</c>

00:35:29.389 --> 00:35:32.130
and<00:35:29.610><c> it</c><00:35:29.710><c> was</c><00:35:29.949><c> made</c><00:35:30.210><c> part</c><00:35:30.530><c> of</c><00:35:30.690><c> the</c><00:35:30.869><c> law</c><00:35:30.989><c> of</c><00:35:31.230><c> Moses.</c>

00:35:32.429 --> 00:35:33.710
It<00:35:32.650><c> was</c><00:35:32.929><c> temporary.</c>

00:35:34.130 --> 00:35:37.869
It<00:35:34.409><c> was</c><00:35:34.650><c> only</c><00:35:35.150><c> until</c><00:35:35.849><c> the</c><00:35:36.269><c> seed</c><00:35:36.590><c> should</c><00:35:36.829><c> come</c><00:35:37.230><c> to</c><00:35:37.449><c> whom</c><00:35:37.570><c> the</c>

00:35:37.869 --> 00:35:38.849
promise<00:35:38.070><c> was</c><00:35:38.389><c> made,</c>

00:35:39.289 --> 00:35:43.869
when<00:35:39.469><c> of</c><00:35:39.710><c> course</c><00:35:40.010><c> it</c><00:35:40.650><c> waxed</c><00:35:41.389><c> old</c><00:35:41.710><c> and</c><00:35:42.309><c> vanished</c><00:35:42.809><c> away.</c>

00:35:44.309 --> 00:35:50.449
But<00:35:44.989><c> Paul</c><00:35:45.309><c> takes</c><00:35:45.710><c> us</c><00:35:46.130><c> to</c><00:35:47.070><c> a</c><00:35:47.550><c> high</c><00:35:48.070><c> spiritual</c><00:35:49.090><c> application</c><00:35:49.989><c> of</c>

00:35:50.449 --> 00:35:51.610
this<00:35:50.750><c> same</c><00:35:51.110><c> thing.</c>

00:35:52.090 --> 00:35:54.869
He<00:35:52.170><c> says</c><00:35:52.530><c> in</c><00:35:52.750><c> Colossians</c><00:35:53.269><c> 2</c><00:35:53.550><c> verse</c><00:35:53.909><c> 11,</c>

00:35:55.389 --> 00:35:59.349
In<00:35:55.489><c> Christ</c><00:35:56.070><c> also</c><00:35:56.889><c> ye</c><00:35:57.250><c> are</c><00:35:57.550><c> circumcised</c><00:35:58.289><c> with</c><00:35:58.510><c> a</c><00:35:58.829><c> circumcision</c>

00:35:59.349 --> 00:36:00.789
made<00:35:59.690><c> without</c><00:36:00.150><c> hands,</c>

00:36:01.269 --> 00:36:04.110
in<00:36:01.409><c> putting</c><00:36:01.710><c> off</c><00:36:02.010><c> the</c><00:36:02.170><c> body</c><00:36:02.469><c> of</c><00:36:02.690><c> the</c><00:36:02.829><c> sins</c><00:36:03.050><c> of</c><00:36:03.269><c> the</c><00:36:03.530><c> flesh</c><00:36:03.809><c> by</c>

00:36:04.110 --> 00:36:06.110
the<00:36:04.429><c> circumcision</c><00:36:05.030><c> of</c><00:36:05.269><c> Christ,</c>

00:36:06.769 --> 00:36:10.130
buried<00:36:06.949><c> with</c><00:36:07.309><c> Him</c><00:36:07.530><c> in</c><00:36:07.809><c> baptism</c><00:36:08.449><c> wherein</c><00:36:08.829><c> also</c><00:36:09.409><c> ye</c><00:36:09.710><c> are</c><00:36:09.889><c> risen</c>

00:36:10.130 --> 00:36:11.309
with<00:36:10.469><c> Him.</c>

00:36:11.809 --> 00:36:13.730
The<00:36:12.210><c> New</c><00:36:12.489><c> English</c><00:36:12.849><c> Bible</c><00:36:13.269><c> says,</c>

00:36:14.110 --> 00:36:17.969
Through<00:36:14.130><c> your</c><00:36:14.650><c> faith</c><00:36:15.050><c> in</c><00:36:15.369><c> the</c><00:36:15.710><c> active</c><00:36:16.170><c> power</c><00:36:16.570><c> of</c><00:36:16.829><c> God</c><00:36:17.150><c> who</c><00:36:17.389><c> raised</c><00:36:17.730><c> Him</c>

00:36:17.969 --> 00:36:19.409
from<00:36:18.250><c> the</c><00:36:18.469><c> dead.</c>

00:36:20.989 --> 00:36:22.570
Or<00:36:21.230><c> the</c><00:36:21.409><c> Jerusalem</c><00:36:21.789><c> Bible</c><00:36:22.250><c> says,</c>

00:36:22.670 --> 00:36:26.329
Through<00:36:22.949><c> your</c><00:36:23.309><c> belief</c><00:36:23.769><c> in</c><00:36:24.030><c> the</c><00:36:24.289><c> power</c><00:36:24.530><c> of</c><00:36:24.849><c> God</c><00:36:25.349><c> who</c><00:36:25.909><c> raised</c>

00:36:26.329 --> 00:36:28.530
Him<00:36:26.929><c> from</c><00:36:27.309><c> the</c><00:36:27.570><c> dead.</c>

00:36:30.110 --> 00:36:35.849
So,<00:36:31.150><c> baptism</c><00:36:31.409><c> today,</c><00:36:33.730><c> and</c><00:36:33.789><c> of</c><00:36:33.969><c> course</c><00:36:34.349><c> belief</c><00:36:34.849><c> in</c><00:36:35.210><c> God,</c>

00:36:35.849 --> 00:36:40.909
puts<00:36:36.670><c> us</c><00:36:37.030><c> in</c><00:36:37.250><c> the</c><00:36:37.429><c> same</c><00:36:37.710><c> position,</c><00:36:38.389><c> in</c><00:36:38.570><c> the</c><00:36:38.690><c> same</c><00:36:38.989><c> relationship</c><00:36:39.750><c> to</c><00:36:40.110><c> God</c><00:36:40.550><c> as</c>

00:36:40.909 --> 00:36:41.769
were<00:36:41.130><c> Israel</c>

00:36:41.769 --> 00:36:44.769
in<00:36:42.469><c> the</c><00:36:42.670><c> Old</c><00:36:42.909><c> Testament</c><00:36:43.409><c> times.</c>

00:36:47.690 --> 00:36:49.730
In<00:36:47.849><c> other</c><00:36:48.130><c> words</c><00:36:48.409><c> of</c><00:36:48.650><c> Paul,</c><00:36:49.110><c> we</c><00:36:49.190><c> are</c><00:36:49.449><c> told,</c>

00:36:49.989 --> 00:36:53.309
We<00:36:50.030><c> are</c><00:36:50.030><c> buried</c><00:36:50.429><c> with</c><00:36:50.710><c> Him</c><00:36:50.949><c> by</c><00:36:51.250><c> baptism</c><00:36:51.750><c> into</c><00:36:52.150><c> death,</c>

00:36:53.570 --> 00:36:56.889
that<00:36:53.730><c> like</c><00:36:54.010><c> as</c><00:36:54.210><c> Christ</c><00:36:54.550><c> was</c><00:36:54.809><c> raised</c><00:36:55.090><c> up</c><00:36:55.349><c> from</c><00:36:55.590><c> the</c><00:36:55.769><c> dead</c><00:36:55.929><c> by</c><00:36:56.170><c> the</c><00:36:56.369><c> glory</c><00:36:56.650><c> of</c>

00:36:56.889 --> 00:36:57.570
the<00:36:57.050><c> Father,</c>

00:36:57.909 --> 00:37:02.349
even<00:36:58.349><c> so</c><00:36:58.650><c> we</c><00:36:59.050><c> also</c><00:36:59.530><c> should</c><00:36:59.929><c> walk</c><00:37:00.409><c> in</c><00:37:00.809><c> newness</c><00:37:01.150><c> of</c><00:37:01.429><c> life.</c>

00:37:03.429 --> 00:37:10.670
We<00:37:04.130><c> have</c><00:37:04.449><c> to</c><00:37:04.710><c> try</c><00:37:04.949><c> to</c><00:37:06.289><c> cut</c><00:37:06.650><c> off</c><00:37:07.150><c> or</c><00:37:07.530><c> destroy</c><00:37:08.469><c> the</c><00:37:09.150><c> old</c><00:37:09.570><c> man,</c>

00:37:11.230 --> 00:37:16.429
and<00:37:11.230><c> we</c><00:37:11.409><c> have</c><00:37:11.690><c> to</c><00:37:12.030><c> try</c><00:37:12.250><c> to</c><00:37:12.550><c> nourish,</c><00:37:13.789><c> to</c><00:37:14.050><c> build</c><00:37:14.309><c> up,</c><00:37:15.050><c> to</c><00:37:15.210><c> cultivate,</c>

00:37:16.550 --> 00:37:20.469
to<00:37:16.730><c> encourage</c><00:37:17.530><c> the</c><00:37:18.130><c> growth</c><00:37:18.429><c> of</c><00:37:18.869><c> the</c><00:37:19.050><c> new</c><00:37:19.269><c> man.</c>

00:37:23.889 --> 00:37:27.469
The<00:37:24.269><c> writer</c><00:37:24.510><c> to</c><00:37:24.730><c> the</c><00:37:24.949><c> Hebrews</c><00:37:25.369><c> makes</c><00:37:25.909><c> it</c><00:37:26.289><c> clear</c><00:37:26.570><c> in</c><00:37:26.889><c> the</c><00:37:27.030><c> 8th</c>

00:37:27.469 --> 00:37:28.969
chapter<00:37:27.789><c> and</c><00:37:28.010><c> verse</c><00:37:28.269><c> 6,</c>

00:37:28.969 --> 00:37:33.550
Jesus<00:37:30.010><c> is</c><00:37:30.369><c> the</c><00:37:30.630><c> mediator</c><00:37:31.210><c> of</c><00:37:31.550><c> a</c><00:37:32.050><c> better</c><00:37:32.349><c> covenant,</c>

00:37:34.010 --> 00:37:36.929
which<00:37:34.110><c> was</c><00:37:34.409><c> established</c><00:37:34.989><c> upon</c><00:37:35.369><c> better</c><00:37:35.730><c> promises.</c>

00:37:37.449 --> 00:37:40.590
The<00:37:37.590><c> first</c><00:37:37.929><c> covenant,</c><00:37:38.690><c> that</c><00:37:38.829><c> is</c><00:37:39.050><c> the</c><00:37:39.170><c> one</c><00:37:39.309><c> that</c><00:37:39.429><c> was</c><00:37:39.590><c> made</c><00:37:39.809><c> at</c><00:37:40.070><c> Sinai,</c>

00:37:41.010 --> 00:37:43.690
was<00:37:41.349><c> faulty</c><00:37:41.829><c> through</c><00:37:42.170><c> human</c><00:37:42.550><c> weakness,</c>

00:37:43.889 --> 00:37:47.449
so<00:37:44.150><c> place</c><00:37:44.489><c> had</c><00:37:44.809><c> to</c><00:37:45.050><c> be</c><00:37:45.269><c> found</c><00:37:45.590><c> for</c><00:37:45.889><c> the</c><00:37:46.130><c> second</c><00:37:46.429><c> covenant,</c><00:37:47.010><c> that</c><00:37:47.210><c> is</c>

00:37:47.449 --> 00:37:48.710
the<00:37:47.590><c> new</c><00:37:47.809><c> one.</c>

00:37:49.070 --> 00:37:50.989
And<00:37:49.289><c> then</c><00:37:49.690><c> he</c><00:37:49.949><c> quotes,</c>

00:37:51.150 --> 00:37:54.449
Behold,<00:37:51.909><c> the</c><00:37:52.070><c> days</c><00:37:52.309><c> come,</c><00:37:52.829><c> saith</c><00:37:52.889><c> the</c><00:37:53.130><c> Lord,</c><00:37:53.570><c> when</c><00:37:53.730><c> I</c><00:37:53.889><c> will</c><00:37:54.010><c> make</c><00:37:54.250><c> a</c>

00:37:54.449 --> 00:37:55.829
new<00:37:54.670><c> covenant</c>

00:37:55.880 --> 00:37:58.210
with<00:37:56.170><c> the</c><00:37:56.309><c> house</c><00:37:56.550><c> of</c><00:37:56.710><c> Israel</c><00:37:57.090><c> and</c><00:37:57.269><c> the</c><00:37:57.349><c> house</c><00:37:57.630><c> of</c><00:37:57.909><c> Judah.</c>

00:37:58.210 --> 00:38:01.150
This<00:37:58.989><c> is</c><00:37:59.309><c> the</c><00:37:59.510><c> covenant</c><00:37:59.849><c> that</c><00:38:00.070><c> I</c><00:38:00.230><c> will</c><00:38:00.349><c> make</c><00:38:00.610><c> for</c><00:38:00.809><c> the</c><00:38:00.969><c> house</c>

00:38:01.150 --> 00:38:03.170
of<00:38:01.349><c> Israel,</c><00:38:02.369><c> saith</c><00:38:02.570><c> the</c><00:38:02.829><c> Lord.</c>

00:38:03.389 --> 00:38:07.190
I<00:38:03.869><c> will</c><00:38:04.130><c> put</c><00:38:04.389><c> my</c><00:38:04.789><c> laws</c><00:38:05.030><c> in</c><00:38:05.250><c> their</c><00:38:05.630><c> mind</c><00:38:06.050><c> and</c><00:38:06.369><c> write</c><00:38:06.750><c> them</c><00:38:06.949><c> in</c>

00:38:07.190 --> 00:38:07.929
their<00:38:07.530><c> hearts,</c>

00:38:07.949 --> 00:38:10.710
and<00:38:08.210><c> there</c><00:38:08.289><c> will</c><00:38:08.449><c> be</c><00:38:08.710><c> to</c><00:38:08.869><c> them</c><00:38:09.210><c> a</c><00:38:09.349><c> God</c><00:38:09.750><c> and</c><00:38:09.869><c> there</c><00:38:10.150><c> shall</c><00:38:10.309><c> be</c><00:38:10.590><c> to</c>

00:38:10.710 --> 00:38:12.210
me<00:38:11.070><c> a</c><00:38:11.250><c> people.</c>

00:38:12.429 --> 00:38:18.110
And<00:38:12.769><c> Hebrews</c><00:38:13.190><c> quotes</c><00:38:14.010><c> that</c><00:38:14.550><c> from</c><00:38:14.949><c> Jeremiah</c><00:38:15.610><c> 31</c><00:38:16.349><c> verse</c><00:38:16.809><c> 31.</c>

00:38:19.489 --> 00:38:22.269
So<00:38:19.690><c> there</c><00:38:19.909><c> you</c><00:38:20.250><c> have</c><00:38:20.570><c> from</c><00:38:20.869><c> the</c><00:38:21.030><c> Old</c><00:38:21.289><c> Testament</c>

00:38:22.269 --> 00:38:27.170
the<00:38:22.789><c> forecast</c><00:38:23.409><c> of</c><00:38:23.789><c> the</c><00:38:23.969><c> new</c><00:38:24.190><c> covenant</c><00:38:24.869><c> which</c><00:38:25.590><c> would</c><00:38:26.050><c> come.</c>

00:38:28.690 --> 00:38:36.050
It<00:38:29.429><c> is</c><00:38:29.690><c> not</c><00:38:31.329><c> an</c><00:38:31.869><c> outward</c><00:38:32.250><c> right</c><00:38:32.889><c> in</c><00:38:34.030><c> the</c><00:38:34.409><c> real</c><00:38:34.829><c> sense</c><00:38:35.190><c> of</c><00:38:35.449><c> the</c><00:38:35.650><c> word,</c>

00:38:36.190 --> 00:38:37.960
it's<00:38:36.269><c> not</c><00:38:36.550><c> something</c><00:38:37.090><c> external,</c>

00:38:38.150 --> 00:38:41.409
but<00:38:38.230><c> it's</c><00:38:38.510><c> something</c><00:38:38.829><c> affecting</c><00:38:39.349><c> the</c><00:38:39.670><c> mind</c><00:38:39.949><c> and</c><00:38:40.190><c> the</c><00:38:40.429><c> heart.</c>

00:38:41.630 --> 00:38:44.710
It<00:38:41.769><c> affects</c><00:38:42.130><c> the</c><00:38:42.429><c> thoughts,</c><00:38:43.230><c> the</c><00:38:43.530><c> emotion,</c>

00:38:44.750 --> 00:38:47.789
it<00:38:44.869><c> leads</c><00:38:45.230><c> us</c><00:38:45.750><c> to</c><00:38:46.449><c> love</c><00:38:46.769><c> God,</c>

00:38:48.610 --> 00:38:53.610
to<00:38:48.829><c> love</c><00:38:49.110><c> his</c><00:38:49.510><c> Son</c><00:38:50.130><c> and</c><00:38:51.289><c> to</c><00:38:51.570><c> love</c><00:38:52.130><c> one</c><00:38:52.469><c> another.</c>

00:38:56.369 --> 00:39:00.929
Perhaps<00:38:57.170><c> we</c><00:38:57.510><c> can</c><00:38:57.869><c> learn</c><00:38:58.489><c> better</c><00:38:59.090><c> by</c><00:38:59.590><c> contrast.</c>

00:39:01.170 --> 00:39:03.909
Paul<00:39:01.429><c> told</c><00:39:01.849><c> the</c><00:39:02.070><c> Ephesians</c><00:39:02.570><c> of</c><00:39:02.809><c> their</c><00:39:03.090><c> state</c><00:39:03.289><c> before</c><00:39:03.690><c> they</c>

00:39:03.909 --> 00:39:05.929
were<00:39:04.150><c> baptized</c><00:39:04.630><c> into</c><00:39:05.030><c> Christ.</c>

00:39:06.730 --> 00:39:09.190
In<00:39:06.869><c> Ephesians</c><00:39:07.590><c> 2</c><00:39:08.010><c> verse</c><00:39:08.329><c> 12</c><00:39:08.690><c> he</c><00:39:08.849><c> says,</c>

00:39:09.309 --> 00:39:11.989
At<00:39:09.309><c> that</c><00:39:09.730><c> time</c><00:39:10.030><c> you</c><00:39:10.190><c> were</c><00:39:10.429><c> without</c><00:39:10.849><c> Christ,</c>

00:39:12.289 --> 00:39:14.510
you<00:39:12.369><c> were</c><00:39:12.570><c> aliens</c><00:39:13.030><c> from</c><00:39:13.289><c> the</c><00:39:13.489><c> commonwealth</c><00:39:13.949><c> of</c><00:39:14.130><c> Israel</c>

00:39:14.510 --> 00:39:19.829
and<00:39:14.909><c> strangers</c><00:39:15.670><c> from</c><00:39:16.170><c> the</c><00:39:16.530><c> covenants</c><00:39:18.309><c> of</c><00:39:18.929><c> promise,</c>

00:39:20.510 --> 00:39:24.050
without<00:39:21.610><c> hope</c><00:39:22.010><c> and</c><00:39:22.389><c> without</c><00:39:22.869><c> God,</c>

00:39:24.210 --> 00:39:28.170
but<00:39:24.570><c> in</c><00:39:25.030><c> Christ</c><00:39:25.590><c> all</c><00:39:26.849><c> that</c><00:39:27.269><c> was</c><00:39:27.570><c> changed</c>

00:39:28.170 --> 00:39:34.590
and<00:39:28.530><c> they</c><00:39:28.789><c> became</c><00:39:29.789><c> parties</c><00:39:30.590><c> to</c><00:39:31.909><c> the</c><00:39:32.650><c> covenants</c><00:39:33.210><c> of</c><00:39:33.489><c> promise.</c>

00:39:37.210 --> 00:39:39.869
Much<00:39:37.730><c> more</c><00:39:38.309><c> could</c><00:39:38.610><c> be</c><00:39:38.909><c> said,</c>

00:39:40.730 --> 00:39:46.219
but<00:39:40.949><c> one</c><00:39:41.429><c> thing</c><00:39:42.429><c> which</c><00:39:43.070><c> we</c><00:39:44.309><c> should</c><00:39:44.510><c> keep</c><00:39:44.789><c> in</c><00:39:45.170><c> mind,</c>

00:39:46.889 --> 00:39:48.329
remember<00:39:47.429><c> always,</c>

00:39:48.329 --> 00:39:53.789
we<00:39:49.070><c> are</c><00:39:49.670><c> in</c><00:39:50.210><c> covenant</c><00:39:50.590><c> relationship</c><00:39:51.650><c> with</c><00:39:51.969><c> the</c><00:39:52.170><c> Most</c><00:39:52.590><c> High.</c>

00:39:54.530 --> 00:39:58.969
He<00:39:54.909><c> will</c><00:39:55.309><c> never</c><00:39:55.889><c> break</c><00:39:56.630><c> his</c><00:39:57.230><c> side</c><00:39:57.570><c> of</c><00:39:57.829><c> the</c><00:39:58.030><c> covenant.</c>

00:40:00.170 --> 00:40:06.090
We<00:40:00.550><c> must</c><00:40:00.989><c> do</c><00:40:01.570><c> the</c><00:40:01.809><c> best</c><00:40:02.110><c> we</c><00:40:02.469><c> can</c><00:40:02.809><c> to</c><00:40:03.070><c> be</c><00:40:03.289><c> faithful</c><00:40:03.949><c> to</c><00:40:04.829><c> our</c><00:40:05.389><c> side</c>

00:40:06.090 --> 00:40:07.590
of<00:40:06.429><c> the</c><00:40:06.650><c> covenant.</c>

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Thank<00:40:19.269><c> you.</c>